Thursday, March 28, 2024

Final Autopsy Report Reveals George Floyd Tested Positive for Coronavirus

*The full autopsy report on George Floyd reveals that he was positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 but died from “cardiopulmonary arrest.”

According to the Daily Mail, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office released its official findings on Wednesday (June 3) which showed Floyd, the handcuffed Black man who died after a police officer pressed a knee against his neck for several minutes, was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 3. 

“The decedent was known to be positive for 2019-nCoV RNA on 4/3/2020. Since PCR positivity for 2019-nCoV RNA can persist for weeks after the onset and resolution of clinical disease, the autopsy result most likely reflects asymptomatic but persistent PCR positivity from previous infection,” the 20-page report states. 

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The report also indicates that Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death, but drugs are not listed as the cause of his death. 

Floyd’s death has been ruled a homicide.

The autopsy report concludes the cause of death was “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression.” 

However, an independent examiner hired by the Floyd family listed the cause of death as “asphyxiation from sustained pressure.”

Meanwhile, here’s more via TMZ:

The 3 officers who stood by as Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd have all been arrested and charged with crimes, and Chauvin now faces a 2nd-degree murder charge.

Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Keung and Tou Thao — they’ve all been charged with felonies — aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting 2nd-degree manslaughter.

Chauvin faces 40 years in prison — the maximum penalty for 2nd-degree murder.

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