Report Date: April 21 2020
Latest Update: April 21, 2020
There have been 13,612 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 33,059 in Illinois. As this outbreak has spread globally, CDPH is tracking it closely and is using data to guide its response.
COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality by Geography
| GEOGRAPHY | CASES (1) | DEATHS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 13,612 | 593 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 33,059 | 1,468 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 776,093 | 41,758 |
| World (WHO link) | 2,402,250 | 163,097 |
| (1) Does not include persons with pending COVID-19 tests or persons with COVID-19 related illness who have not been tested. | ||
COVID-19 Death Characteristics for Chicago residents
| CHARACTERISTIC | DEATHS | % TOTAL DEATHS | % DEATHS WITHIN GROUP | RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 593 | 100% | 4.4% | 21.9 |
| 0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 18-29 | 3 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5 |
| 30-39 | 12 | 2.0% | 0.5% | 2.6 |
| 40-49 | 40 | 6.8% | 1.6% | 11.9 |
| 50-59 | 79 | 13.3% | 3.0% | 25.2 |
| 60-69 | 110 | 18.5% | 5.7% | 41.8 |
| 70+ | 349 | 58.9% | 16.6% | 148.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 225 | 37.9% | 3.4% | 16.2 |
| Male | 368 | 62.1% | 5.4% | 27.9 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity | ||||
| Latinx | 110 | 18.6% | 4.4% | 14.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 323 | 54.5% | 7.2% | 41.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 98 | 16.5% | 4.9% | 10.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 31 | 5.2% | 8.2% | 17.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 7 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5.9 |
| Under investigation | 24 | 4.0% | 0.6% | - |
COVID-19 Case Characteristics for Chicago residents
| CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER | % TOTAL CASES (1) | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 13,612 | 100% | 503.0 |
| 0-17 | 217 | 1.5% | 39.5 |
| 18-29 | 1,931 | 14.2% | 349.2 |
| 30-39 | 2,304 | 16.9% | 504.9 |
| 40-49 | 2,462 | 18.1% | 731.7 |
| 50-59 | 2,643 | 19.4% | 844.5 |
| 60-69 | 1,943 | 14.3% | 738.8 |
| 70+ | 2,105 | 15.5% | 849.5 |
| Under investigation | 7 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 6,547 | 48.1% | 472.3 |
| Male | 6,837 | 50.2% | 518.0 |
| Under investigation | 228 | 1.7% | - |
| Race-ethnicity (2) | |||
| Latinx | 2,493 | 25.1% | 321.0 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 4,497 | 45.4% | 573.4 |
| White, non-Latinx | 2,011 | 20.3% | 223.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 379 | 3.8% | 210.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 534 | 5.4% | 447.0 |
| Under investigation | 3,698 | (27.2%) | - |
| (2) Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. | |||
Underlying Chronic Conditions among Chicago residents who died from COVID-19
| CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER | % OF KNOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Known medical history | 560 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions (3) | 519 | 92.7% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 41 | 7.3% |
| Under investigation | 33 | - |
| (3) Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. | ||
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