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Bexar County Jail inmate dies after contracting COVID-19

Inmate was intubated following coronavirus diagnosis

Clifford Childs (BCSO)

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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar will hold a briefing at about 12 p.m. on Tuesday. You can watch the briefing in the video player above.

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Original Story:

A man in the Bexar County Jail on two murder charges died of COVID-19 complications Monday, deputies believe.

The family of Clifford Childs, 66, made the decision to remove him from life support after he was intubated following a positive COVID-19 test on April 17, 2020. Childs had a “combination of preexisting medical conditions," according to a news release.

“Although the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office makes final determination for the cause of death, preliminarily, Childs’ death is believed to be related to COVID-19 complications,” according to the news release.

Childs’ death will be investigated as per standard procedure, according to the release. He had been jailed since March 15, 2018.

To date, a total of 294 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, while 217 of the positive cases have been reported as being asymptomatic. More than 830 inmates at the Bexar County Jail have been tested for COVID-19 since mass testing became available.

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Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News. Dillon is a two-time Houston Press Club Journalist of the Year and a Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Reporter of the Year.

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