Report Date: April 28 2020
Latest Update: April 28, 2020
There have been 19,624 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 48,102 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 | 19,624 | 826 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 48,102 | 2,125 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 981,246 | 55,258 |
World (WHO link) | 2,959,929 | 202,733 |
(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 | 826 | 100% | 4.2% | 30.5 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
18-29 | 6 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1 |
30-39 | 18 | 2.2% | 0.5% | 3.9 |
40-49 | 56 | 6.8% | 1.6% | 16.6 |
50-59 | 101 | 12.2% | 2.7% | 32.3 |
60-69 | 158 | 19.1% | 5.7% | 60.1 |
70+ | 487 | 59.0% | 16.4% | 207.0 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 314 | 38.0% | 3.3% | 22.7 |
Male | 512 | 62.0% | 5.3% | 38.8 |
Under investigation | - | - | - | - |
Race-ethnicity | ||||
Latinx | 173 | 21.6% | 3.9% | 22.3 |
Black, non-Latinx | 443 | 55.2% | 7.7% | 56.5 |
White, non-Latinx | 139 | 17.3% | 5.1% | 15.4 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 40 | 5.0% | 7.8% | 22.2 |
Other, non-Latinx | 7 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5.9 |
Under investigation | 24 | 2.9% | 0.4% | - |
(2) Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. |
COVID-19 Case Characteristics for Chicago residents
CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER | % TOTAL CASES (1) | RATE PER 100,000 |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago | 19,624 | 100% | 725.2 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 392 | 2.0% | 71.4 |
18-29 | 2,918 | 14.9% | 527.7 |
30-39 | 3,331 | 17.0% | 730.0 |
40-49 | 3,538 | 18.0% | 1,051.5 |
50-59 | 3,718 | 18.9% | 1,188.0 |
60-69 | 2,752 | 14.0% | 1,046.4 |
70+ | 2,964 | 15.1% | 1,259.6 |
Under investigation | 11 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 9,443 | 48.1% | 681.3 |
Male | 9,712 | 49.5% | 735.8 |
Under investigation | 469 | 2.4% | - |
Race-ethnicity (2) | |||
Latinx | 4,394 | 31.1% | 565.8 |
Black, non-Latinx | 5,778 | 40.9% | 736.7 |
White, non-Latinx | 2,707 | 19.2% | 300.8 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 510 | 3.6% | 283.6 |
Other, non-Latinx | 739 | 5.2% | 618.6 |
Under investigation | 5,496 | 28.0% | - |
(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 | 791 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions (3) | 730 | 92.3% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 61 | 7.7% |
Under investigation | 35 | - |
(3) Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. |
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Data Source: Providers reporting to CDPH through the Illinois' National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)
Data Source: Providers reporting to CDPH through the Illinois' National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)
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