A 5-year-old Venezuelan immigrant boy who fell ill and later died at a Chicago immigrant shelter before Christmas died from a bacterial infection that causes sepsis and strep throat, autopsy results released Friday show. It was revealed.
Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero died Dec. 17 of a group A streptococcal infection that can cause strep throat and other life-threatening illnesses, according to autopsy results released by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. He died tragically. Sepsis can cause serious complications within just 24 hours.
Martinez, a resident of a warehouse that had been converted into a shelter in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, entered the emergency room with his family when he returned to the building. About 2,300 people were staying at the Pilsen evacuation center near downtown.
Jean Carlos Martínez Rivero (left), who died of sepsis, and candles at his wake (right). (with Matt DeMatteo)
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According to FOX 32, despite first aid provided by shelter staff, including chest compressions, Martinez Rivero died at Comer Children’s Hospital. The causes of his death have been listed as COVID-19, adenovirus, and rhinovirus.
According to ABC7, Martinez arrived in Chicago from Venezuela with his family about a month before his death.
The boy’s death has reignited concerns about shelter conditions and questions about how Chicago is responding to an influx of people who are unaccustomed to the city’s cold winters and have few local connections. Chicago and other northern U.S. cities are struggling to find housing for tens of thousands of asylum seekers, many of whom have been bused from Texas throughout the last year.
At the time of his death, the space had about 10 isolation rooms in case he became ill, Dr. Evelyn Figueroa told Fox 32.
“This is a tough environment for people to rest, feel well, and take care of themselves,” he said as he toured the building, ran a food pantry nearby, and spent most of his career as a physician homeless. said Figueroa, who has spent most of her time treating people who are impoverished, immigrants, or poor. -Income population.
An emotional woman and child attend the wake for 5-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, who died at a Chicago shelter. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement early Saturday morning expressing his condolences.
This is a tragic loss and we appreciate the work of our community partners in supporting the Martinez-Ribero family during this difficult time,” Johnson said.
“The City of Chicago will provide health screenings for all shelter residents, weekly on-site health care provider support, on-site vaccination events for COVID-19, chickenpox, and influenza, and other medical needs.” We are coordinating collaboration with a network of community health centers that serve the community.”
“Comprehensive health screening and care will be provided to all shelter residents.”
More than 35,000 immigrants have been deported to Chicago and its suburbs in the past year and a half. Despite this influx, recent data from the city shows the number of migrants staying in shelters is decreasing, with numbers dropping to their lowest levels in months, according to Fox 32 Chicago .
Mayor Brandon Johnson has only been in office for seven months. Mr Johnson lashed out at a reporter who asked him on Monday how he planned to deal with his city’s immigration crisis.
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Earlier this month, hundreds of asylum seekers were still waiting to be placed at Chicago airports and police stations, with some still camped on sidewalks outside department buildings.
As of Tuesday, the number of migrants in shelters was below 13,000, down from a peak of nearly 15,000 in mid-to-early January.
The autopsy report was released days after the state of Illinois and Cook County announced plans to allocate up to an additional $252 million to provide housing, meals and other services to undocumented immigrants arriving in Chicago this year. Ta.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
