Second Cook County Jail Inmate Dies After Testing Positive For Coronavirus
A second Cook County Jail inmate has died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
A second Cook County Jail inmate has died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
A lawsuit was filed against the Cook County Sheriff's office Thursday by the family of a man who died of coronavirus while an inmate at the Cook County Jail.
There will be no mass release of detainees from the Cook County Jail in the near future. Thursday a federal judge denied the request for release due to COVID-19 concerns but ordered Sheriff Tom Dart to implement new safety measures.
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A rising number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Cook County has led to a grim step – turning a refrigerated warehouse into a possible makeshift morgue.
"Small businesses, gig workers, and entrepreneurs are at the heart of municipalities throughout Cook County, and we're doing all that we can to support them," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
The legal debate over releasing detainees from the Cook County Jail continued Tuesday as the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to soar. But does releasing detainees who have been living in the virus cluster put the community at risk?
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The fight to release medically vulnerable inmates at the Cook County Jail goes to federal court Tuesday.
A Cook County Jail inmate who contracted coronavirus has died, the Cook County Sheriff's office confirmed.
The fight to release medically vulnerable inmates at the Cook County Jail amid the coronavirus pandemic is now in federal court.
As of Sunday 221 detainees and 70 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, the Cook County Sheriff's Office confirms.
Hundreds of inmates at the Cook County Jail were fighting Wednesday to be released while they await trial amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Cook County State's Attorney's office on Monday announced one of its staff has tested positive for the coronavirus.
A total of 101 Cook County Jail detainees had tested positive for coronavirus as of Sunday night, the Cook County Sheriff's office said.
The cases among inmates more than doubled in one day. There were 38 cases as of Friday.
And as cases of COVID-19 spread through prisons, medical resources you or a loved one might need at your local hospitals will be up for grabs.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said there are currently about 5,000 inmates being held within the walls of the jail, the lowest population it's ever had.
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah L. Birx on Thursday named Cook County as one of the counties in the country that has drawn concern due to "a more rapid increase" in coronavirus cases.
The Cook County Sheriff's office said Thursday evening that 24 County Jail detainees and nine Sheriff's office employees have now tested positive for coronavirus.
A third employee of the Office of the Chief Judge in Cook County has tested positive for coronavirus, the office said Thursday.
Six detainees and three employees have now tested positive for COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail. That's up from just one guard over the weekend.
Meantime, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has prepared a barracks facility on the site of the jail complex to be used as a hospital and/or isolation facility for inmates who test positive for COVID-19.
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