New data shows that 87 died the same day incident was reported, with many being Black females
Some 181 Blacks in Chicago died at home of COVID-19, including 87 who died that same day an incident was reported, according to a Crusader review of the latest data from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Crusader has learned that in addition to rising deaths in nursing homes in South Shore, many Blacks are dying in homes in the predominately Black neighborhood where the death toll now stands at 84, the highest rate in the city.
The news comes as Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the opening of six new testing centers on the South Side, but none of them will be located in South Shore, Auburn Gresham or any Black neighborhoods with high death rates that are rising by the day.
Among the 87 Black COVID-19 victims that died at home the same day an incident was reported, 52 were female and 36 were male.
In South Shore, 12 Black females and 4 Black males died of COVID-19 the same day an incident was reported.
