MINNEAPOLIS –MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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 previously tested positive for coronavirus.
The report by Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker spelled out clinical details, including that Floyd had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on April 3 but appeared asymptomatic.
An autopsy commissioned by the Floyd family concluded that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression.
It was updated on June 4, 2020, to correct that George Floyd’s autopsy summary indicated Floyd’s heart stopped while he was being restrained, not that he had a heart attack.
It also corrects description to indicate Floyd had tested positive for coronavirus rather than tested positive for COVID-19.