Fatalities continue to rise in towns outside Chicago with large Black populations
Oak Lawn, Chicago Heights and Country Club Hills have the highest COVID-19 deaths among Blacks in cities outside Chicago, according to the latest data from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The youngest COVID-19 victim in Oak Lawn was 34 and the oldest was 100.
The COVID-19 death toll in Chicago Heights now stands at 21.
Homewood had the next highest COVID-19 death toll at 15.
Twelve towns with large Black populations had less than ten deaths including Dolton, Bellwood, Maywood, Oak Park, Blue Island and Thornton.
