Died in prison
Name not reported
A person who had tested positive for COVID-19 died at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem on December 27, 2020. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the death was potentially coronavirus-related, though the cause had not yet been determined. The department's account, as reported by KGW, places this as the first of two COVID-19-related deaths at the prison within a week.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the death was potentially coronavirus-related, and the cause had not yet been determined.
Reported by: Oregon Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.