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Orange County Jail Inmate Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Orange County Jail Inmate Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Immigration detainees walk down a hall at Orange County's Theo Lacy Facility in Orange, Calif., on March 14, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Drew Van Voorhis
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An Orange County, California, man suspected of murder has become the first person to die from COVID-19 while in county custody.

Eddie Lee Anderson, 68, died Dec. 18, about a week after testing positive for COVID-19. The Theo Lacy Facility inmate was transferred to a hospital on Dec. 13 for treatment.

Drew Van Voorhis
Drew Van Voorhis
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Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
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