Hector Nieto, public information officer for the county, said the medical examiner’s office was busy processing at least 86 cases from Feb. 13-20 to determine the causes of death.
“But it’s important to note of those, 64 originate in Travis County, and the remaining are out-of-county cases,” Nieto said.
The other 22 cases included in the 86 come from surrounding counties that don’t have a medical examiner, he said.
The winter weather brought record freezing temperatures to the state last week, left 4 million customers without electricity and almost half the state s 29 million people under boil water advisories.
Nieto said the medical examiner s office did not suspend operations last week because of the severe winter weather but experienced some initial delays, requiring the medical examiner s staff to work through the weekend to help finish processing last week s deaths.
The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during last week's freeze files a $US100 million lawsuit against two power companies for gross negligence.
Texas family files $100 million lawsuit against power companies after death of 11-year-old son
The family of Cristian Pineda, an 11-year-old boy who died in his bed from suspected hypothermia amid power outages and record freezing temperatures last week, is suing two major Texas energy companies for $100 million, alleging negligence that led to his death.
The Pineda family’s mobile home in Conroe, Texas was without power for more than 24 hours last week as temperatures plunged as low as 9 degrees Fahrenheit. On Monday night, Cristian shared a bed with his three-year-old brother while his mother and stepfather tried to comfort their infant son nearby. Cristian was found unresponsive the next morning. His mother Maria Pineda called 911 and attempted CPR, but Cristian was already dead.