Cook County Medical Examiner Prepares for a Surge in Deaths
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Details on the temporary morgue set up for a COVID-19 surge.
About 70% of Illinois’ COVID-19 deaths are in Cook County. As a result of the pandemic, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office opened an off-site morgue to deal with a surge in deaths.
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Cook County Medical Examiner Prepares for a Surge in Deaths
Clip: 4/22/2020 | 8m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
About 70% of Illinois’ COVID-19 deaths are in Cook County. As a result of the pandemic, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office opened an off-site morgue to deal with a surge in deaths.
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