Cook County’s 19th cold-related death this season reported in South Shore

A woman, 66, died about 6:10 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Stony Island Avenue from hypothermia due to cold exposure, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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A 66-year-old woman died of cold-related causes Jan. 12, 2020, in South Shore.

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The 19th cold-related death in Cook County this season happened Sunday in South Shore.

The woman, 66, was found about 2:40 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Stony Island Avenue and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where she died about 6:10 a.m. from hypothermia due to cold exposure, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease also played a role in her death.

The woman’s death was ruled an accident, the medical examiner’s office said. She remains unidentified.

Her death follows Cook County’s 18th cold-related fatality of the season, when a man was found unresponsive Dec. 26 in an alley in Logan Square.

The first confirmed cold-related death of the season happened Nov. 1 in Avondale.

Last season, 60 people in Cook County died of cold-related causes.

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