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We're collecting death records from county coroners and medical examiners around the country to analyze the impact of coronavirus.

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18,849 more Chicagoans have died over the past two years than what would be expected. It goes beyond COVID. Here’s what happened, and what the future may look like.

18,849 more Chicagoans have died over the past two years than what would be expected. It goes beyond COVID. Here’s what happened, and what the future may look like.

by Smarth Gupta, Kyra Senese
March 23, 2022

In a normal, pre-pandemic year in Cook County, between 40,000 and 42,000 people die. But in 2020, that figure topped 52,000. In 2021 it remained high, at more than 47,000. It will likely stay unusually high in 2022.

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Vaccine disparities led to unnecessary deaths in Chicago, a new study finds

Vaccine disparities led to unnecessary deaths in Chicago, a new study finds

by Smarth Gupta, Kyra Senese
November 30, 2021

Nearly a year ago, after the first shipments of vaccine arrived in Chicago, city government rolled out a strategy to get extra doses into South and West side communities identified as most vulnerable to COVID-19. Equity, the mayor said, was the strategy. But did the city go far enough?

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Arkansas Health Data Use Agreement Completed Department of Health Arkansas
Request for death records Completed Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Cook County, IL
Request for deaths records Completed Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Cook County, IL
Request for death records Completed Contra Costa Health Services Martinez, CA
Request for deaths records Completed Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Cook County, IL

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Arkansas Health Data Use Agreement Completed Department of Health Arkansas
Request for death records Completed San Bernardino County Sheriff San Bernardino County, CA
Request for death records Completed King County Medical Examiner's Office United States of America
Request for death records (San Francisco City And County) Completed San Francisco City And County San Francisco, CA
Request for death records Completed Open Records Wayne County, MI

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