| USA - Arizona. At least 8 death row prisoners tested positive for COVID-19, 1 died (Alfonso Salazar) July 31, 2020:  In Arizona, at least 8 death row prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19, including Alfonso Salazar, who died in April from complications of COVID-19, said attorney Dale Baich, who leads death penalty appeals in the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Arizona. Baich confirmed the cases in his role as a lawyer representing the inmates. The Arizona prisons department declined comment, citing the confidentiality of inmate medical records. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article244631887.html(Source: Associated Press, star-telegram.com, 31/07/2020) |