Died in custody
Name not reported
The Connecticut Department of Correction said a 57-year-old man in its custody died in April 2020 of COVID-19. The department said he showed symptoms on April 15 and was moved to a quarantine unit at the facility, then taken by ambulance to Johnson Memorial Hospital, where he tested positive for the virus shortly after admission. The department said he had preexisting medical conditions.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Connecticut Department of Correction said the man died of COVID-19 and had preexisting medical conditions.
Reported by: Connecticut Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.