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Workers transforming a facility in Cook County, Illinois, into a surge center to manage all fatalities from COVID-19. (Video Screenshot)

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Medical Examiner’s Office Opens Surge Center to Manage COVID-19 Fatalities

by eNews Park Forest on April 11, 2020

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Workers transform a facility into a surge center in Cook County — Workers transforming a facility in Cook County, Illinois, into a surge center to manage all fatalities from COVID-19. (Video Screenshot)

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A grim reality of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office opened its surge center Tuesday to expand capacity and ease overcrowding at the hospital morgues. The County’s Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) managed planning and is coordinating logistics for the center operations.