Name not reported

A person held at the South Bay Correctional Facility, a private state prison in South Bay, Florida, died of COVID-19 during a large outbreak at the facility, according to WPTV's report published June 12, 2020. The GEO Group, which operates the prison, confirmed the death and offered condolences to the family. The company did not name the person. The person's name, age and date of death were not given.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The GEO Group, which runs the facility, said the inmate died of COVID-19.

Reported by: GEO Group (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

Source

• 175 inmates test positive for coronavirus at South Bay Correctional Facility, including 1 death WPTV, June 12, 2020