One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A 73-year-old man held at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia died on July 17, 2020, while receiving hospice care for stage 4 metastatic cancer. The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation said its contracted treating medical provider attributed the death to the cancer, and the state Bureau for Public Health concurred. A COVID-19 test taken shortly before his death later came back positive; the provider determined the virus did not contribute to the death, and contact tracing and additional testing followed state and CDC guidance. No family accounts or other sources about his life are included in the reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Division of Corrections and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner attribute the death to stage 4 metastatic cancer, with COVID-19 listed as a complicating factor.
Reported by: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).