Report Date: May 06 2020
Latest Update: May 06, 2020
There have been 27,568 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 68,232 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 | CASES1 | DEATHS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 27,568 | 1,152 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 68,232 | 2,974 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 1,171,510 | 68,279 |
| World (WHO link) | 3,595,662 | 247,652 |
| 1Does 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 | 1,152 | 100% | 4.2% | 42.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 18-29 | 9 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6 |
| 30-39 | 23 | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5.0 |
| 40-49 | 67 | 5.8% | 1.3% | 19.9 |
| 50-59 | 134 | 11.6% | 2.6% | 42.8 |
| 60-69 | 241 | 20.9% | 6.5% | 91.6 |
| 70+ | 678 | 58.9% | 17.7% | 288.1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 451 | 39.1% | 3.4% | 32.5 |
| Male | 699 | 60.7% | 5.1% | 53.0 |
| Under investigation | 2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 283 | 25.2% | 3.6% | 36.4 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 574 | 51.1% | 7.9% | 73.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 202 | 18.0% | 5.8% | 22.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 54 | 4.7% | 8.1% | 30.0 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 11 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 9.2 |
| Under investigation | 28 | 2.4% | 0.4% | - |
| 2Race-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 | 27,568 | 100% | 1,018.8 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 743 | 2.7% | 135.3 |
| 18-29 | 4,407 | 16.0% | 797.0 |
| 30-39 | 4,737 | 17.2% | 1,038.1 |
| 40-49 | 5,054 | 18.3% | 1,502.1 |
| 50-59 | 5,070 | 18.4% | 1,620.0 |
| 60-69 | 3,699 | 13.4% | 1,406.5 |
| 70+ | 3,837 | 13.9% | 1,630.5 |
| Under investigation | 21 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 13,293 | 48.2% | 959.0 |
| Male | 13,604 | 49.3% | 1,030.7 |
| Under investigation | 671 | 2.5% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 7,770 | 38.4% | 1,000.4 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 7,261 | 35.9% | 925.8 |
| White, non-Latinx | 3,502 | 17.3% | 389.1 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 667 | 3.3% | 370.9 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 1,034 | 5.1% | 865.5 |
| Under investigation | 7,334 | 26.6% | - |
| 2Race-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 | 1,106 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,038 | 93.9% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 68 | 6.1% |
| Under investigation | 46 | - |
| 3Cases 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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