Documenting COVID-19

Cook County Medical Examiner's Office COVID-19 deaths

Date Updated: March 30, 2021

Date Added: March 30, 2021

Cook County, IL

This material includes the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office response to an Illinois Freedom of Information Act request for case records dating January 4, 2019, to February 18, 2021. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Principal Subject:
Cook County Medical Examiner Ponni Arunkumar

Date Range:
January 4, 2019, to February 18, 2021

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