COVID-19 Death Count In Cook County Surpasses 2,800

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Cook County medical examiner’s office on Friday announced another 57 deaths from COVID-19, raising the county’s total fatalities to 2,813.

On Thursday, the county announced that a 12-year-old boy from Gage Park died from the disease, marking the youngest death from COVID-19 in Cook County, the medical examiner’s office said.

Illinois now has more than 87,000 positive cases and 3,928 fatalities from the coronavirus, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Thursday.

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