BREAKING NEWS: George Floyd had coronavirus in April and was likely asymptomatic when he died, autopsy finds

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Jun 03, 2020 BREAKING NEWS: George Floyd had coronavirus in April and was likely asymptomatic when he died, autopsy finds George Floyd, whose in-custody death in Minneapolis last week triggered an avalanche of protests over the mistreatment of black people by police, tested positive for the coronavirus weeks before his death, an autopsy report released Wednesday shows. Because the coronavirus' RNA can remain in someone's body for weeks after the disease is gone, the autopsy says, a second positive test after his death likely meant that Floyd, 46, was asymptomatic from an earlier infection when he died May 25. Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy