Cook Co. Medical Examiner’s Office Reaches Grim Milestone

Press release from the Cook County Health Department:

May 27, 2020

Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Reaches Grim Milestone

by atolbert | May 27, 2020 | Press Release

CHICAGO – Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced today that the County’s Medical Examiner’s Office caseload since January 1, 2020 has surpassed all of the cases handled by the ME in 2019. Last year, the Office determined cause and manner of death in 6,274 cases. In 2020, the Office has handled more than 6,600 cases to date. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2Xtukqo

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