SAN ANTONIO — A 45-year-old jail inmate has died at the hospital Monday afternoon after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
The medical examiner has yet to rule on the exact cause of death, but officials say the preliminary cause appears to be complications from COVID-19.
The inmate reportedly told jail staff that he was experiencing symptoms on January 2, and tested positive. BCSO said he was then moved to the infirmary before being taken to University Hospital on January 6.
"As per standard procedure, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID), Internal Affairs (IA), and the Public Integrity Unit (PIU) are conducting an investigation into this death," the sheriff's office said in a release.
Officials said the inmate, who has not yet been identified, had been jailed on a charge for aggravated sexual assault of a child since May of 2020.
