Chicago City Wire

Here are the Cook County COVID-19 classified deaths for Dec. 20, 2021, according to Cook County Government.

74 year-old white male

Location of death: Villa at Palos Heights 12550 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights

Died from:

-Primary cause: COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension, bile duct cancer, stomach neoplasm

89 year-old white female

Location of death: 4609 S. Hawthorne, Lyons

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension

62 year-old white male

Location of death: 17911 Sayre Ave., Tinley Park

Died from:

-Primary cause: COVID-19

69 year-old white male

Location of death: 7732 S. Kedzie, Unit 2E, Chicago

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension, obesity

58 year-old black male

Location of death: 1218 Lincoln Ave., Chicago Heights

Died from:

-Primary cause: COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity, asthma

70 year-old white male

Location of death: ,

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: chronic alcoholism

62 year-old white female

Location of death: 5852 W. 77th St., Unit 101, Burbank

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

84 year-old white male

Location of death: 11349 S. Nagle Ave., Worth

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: rectal cancer

65 year-old male

Location of death: ,

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, status post heart and liver transplant

77 year-old female

Location of death: ,

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

72 year-old black female

Location of death: 5120 S. Blackstone, No. B, Chicago

Died from:

-Primary cause: pneumonia, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease

69 year-old black male

Location of death: ,

Died from:

-Primary cause: acute hypoxic respiratory failure, PNEUMONIA, COVID-19

-Secondary cause: hypertension; diabetes mellitus; congestive heart failure