Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man in his 30s had been held at the Lauderdale County Jail in Florence, Alabama, since March 2020. On February 1, 2021, he was taken to a hospital with virus symptoms, and WAFF reported that he tested positive for COVID-19 and died a few hours later. Sheriff Rick Singleton said he was unsure whether COVID-19 caused the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sheriff Rick Singleton said he was unsure whether COVID-19 caused the death of a man who tested positive and died hours after being sent to a hospital.
Reported by: Sheriff Rick Singleton, Lauderdale County Jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.