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53 years old · died April 20, 2020 · Cook County Jail, Cook County, Illinois

A 53-year-old man held at Cook County Jail in Illinois died on April 20, 2020, at Stroger Hospital. The Cook County sheriff's office said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and announced his death the same day.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Cook County sheriff's office said the man died of COVID-19 at Stroger Hospital.

Reported by: Cook County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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