October 27, 2005 Deceased Victims Released 10-27-2005October 27, 2005: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina

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869 – Total bodies examined at the morgue

197 – Released to Families

672 – Remain at the morgue

 

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185 – Storm-related deaths

 12 –  Medical examiner cases not storm-related

 

 

Race: African-American - 86 bodies (46% of total), Caucasian – 91 bodies (49%), Hispanic – 5 (3%), unknown – 3 (2%).

Gender: 92 males (50%), 93 females (50%).

Parish of Residence: 18 (10%), Orleans – 125 (68%), Plaquemines – 2 (1%), St. Bernard – 23 (12%), Washington – 1 (1%), unknown – 15 (8%), out of state – 1 (1%).

 

 

Ascension – 9                          Assumption – 3

East Baton Rouge – 72            Iberia – 6

Jefferson – 30                          Lafourche – 2

Livingston – 5                         Plaquemines – 3

St. Charles – 8                         St. Tammany – 7

Tangipahoa – 26                      Terrebonne – 19

West Baton Rouge – 3

 

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Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Interim Secretary Drew Maranto

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