
More kids shot in Chicago than have died from COVID-19 across US this year
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More minors have been shot in Chicago than have died of COVID-19 over the course of 2021 so far, according to data from police and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Comparatively, Chicago police told FOX 32 Chicago earlier this week that 261 children have been shot in the city so far in 2021 — 41 of whom have died. More children have been fatally shot in Chicago alone than have died of COVID-19 in the entire state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed to Fox News that 25 people under the age of 18 have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, or six in every 100,000 people under 18 in Illinois. The CDC has recorded 18 total COVID-19 deaths in Illinois in 2021, as Outkick first reported.More Related News