One of 2 people whose names were not reported

A 74-year-old person held at Coastal State Prison in Savannah died of complications of COVID-19 on April 19, 2020, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health. At the time, the prison was among the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia's state prisons. Family members said the precautions taken at the prison were inadequate.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections and Department of Public Health attributed the death to complications of COVID-19.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Department of Public Health (outside investigators).

Source

• With five inmates dead and 41 testing positive, this Georgia prison a COVID-19 hotspot Online Athens, June 13, 2020