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64 more people die from COVID-19 in Cook County

Published  May 21, 2020 12:23pm CDT
Coronavirus in Chicago
Sun-Times Media Wire

CHICAGO - Another 64 people have died from COVID-19 in Cook County, officials announced Thursday.

There are now 3,191 deaths attributed to the coronavirus in the county, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

On Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,388 additional coronavirus cases and 147 more deaths, pushing the overall statewide case tally over 100,000 and the death toll to 4,525. Almost half the deaths have occurred in May alone.