George Floyd Cause of Death: Final Autopsy Report Reveals He Tested Positive for COVID-19 in April, But Was Asymptomatic, Had A Heart Attack While Being Restrained by Police
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.
Minneapolis, Jun 4: 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 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. The report also noted Floyd's lungs appeared healthy but he had some narrowing of arteries in the heart. George Floyd Killing: Charges Against Former Officer Derek Chauvin Raised to 2nd-Degree Murder.
The county's earlier summary report listed fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use under “other significant conditions” but not under “cause of death.” The full report's footnotes noted that signs of fentanyl toxicity can include “severe respiratory depression” and seizures.
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