An autopsy released by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office revealed the tragic cause of death for a 5-year-old Venezuelan boy who passed away in December after falling ill at a temporary shelter for migrants in Chicago. The autopsy disclosed that Jean Carlos Martinez succumbed to sepsis resulting from a streptococcus pyogenes group A infection, a bacterium known to cause strep throat and other severe health conditions.
The report highlighted additional contributing factors in the boy's demise, namely COVID-19, adenovirus, and rhinovirus. Jean Carlos was residing in a warehouse converted into a shelter in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood when he experienced a medical crisis. Despite prompt medical attention upon arrival at the hospital, the young child was pronounced dead shortly after.
