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Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 in April

George Floyd, the African-American, who died in police custody last month, had tested positive for the coronavirus in April. According to the full autopsy report, the 46-year-old had tested positive for the coronavirus on April 3.

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Published : Jun 4, 2020, 9:35 AM IST

Minneapolis: A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19.

The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office came with the family's permission and after the coroner's office released summary findings on Monday that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers and classified his May 25 death as a homicide.

The report by Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker spelled out clinical details, including that Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic.

Read | US protests: Floyd deserves justice but violence unacceptable

The report also noted Floyd's lungs appeared healthy but he had some narrowing of arteries in the heart.

The county's earlier summary report listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under other significant conditions but not under the cause of death.

The full report's footnotes noted that signs of fentanyl toxicity can include severe respiratory depression and seizures.

(AP)

Minneapolis: A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19.

The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office came with the family's permission and after the coroner's office released summary findings on Monday that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers and classified his May 25 death as a homicide.

The report by Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker spelled out clinical details, including that Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic.

Read | US protests: Floyd deserves justice but violence unacceptable

The report also noted Floyd's lungs appeared healthy but he had some narrowing of arteries in the heart.

The county's earlier summary report listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under other significant conditions but not under the cause of death.

The full report's footnotes noted that signs of fentanyl toxicity can include severe respiratory depression and seizures.

(AP)

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