Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A 42-year-old person was held at Cook County Jail in Illinois when they died on Sunday night, April 19, 2020, at Stroger Hospital. The Cook County sheriff's office said the person had tested positive for COVID-19 and named the virus as the cause of death. The sheriff's office announced the death publicly the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Cook County sheriff's office announced the death from COVID-19, a disease, and no source reports a dispute over it.
Reported by: Cook County sheriff's office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.