Report Date: May 07 2020
Latest Update: May 07, 2020
There have been 28,567 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 70,873 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 | 28,567 | 1,206 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 70,873 | 3,111 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 1,193,813 | 70,802 |
| World (WHO link) | 3,679,499 | 254,199 |
| 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 | 1,206 | 100% | 4.2% | 44.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 18-29 | 9 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.6 |
| 30-39 | 26 | 2.2% | 0.5% | 5.7 |
| 40-49 | 69 | 5.7% | 1.3% | 20.5 |
| 50-59 | 137 | 11.4% | 2.6% | 43.8 |
| 60-69 | 250 | 20.7% | 6.5% | 95.1 |
| 70+ | 715 | 59.3% | 18.0% | 303.8 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 472 | 39.1% | 3.4% | 34.1 |
| Male | 733 | 60.8% | 5.2% | 55.0 |
| Under investigation | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 302 | 25.7% | 3.7% | 38.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 594 | 50.5% | 8.0% | 75.7 |
| White, non-Latinx | 211 | 17.9% | 5.9% | 23.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 57 | 4.8% | 8.3% | 31.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 12 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10.0 |
| Under investigation | 30 | 2.5% | 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 | 28,567 | 100% | 1,055.7 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 787 | 2.8% | 143.4 |
| 18-29 | 4,582 | 16.0% | 828.7 |
| 30-39 | 4,913 | 17.2% | 1,076.7 |
| 40-49 | 5,220 | 18.3% | 1,551.5 |
| 50-59 | 5,239 | 18.3% | 1,674.0 |
| 60-69 | 3,828 | 13.4% | 1,455.6 |
| 70+ | 3,974 | 13.9% | 1,688.8 |
| Under investigation | 24 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 13,762 | 48.2% | 992.8 |
| Male | 14,089 | 49.3% | 1,067.4 |
| Under investigation | 716 | 2.5% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 8,094 | 38.8% | 1,042.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 7,392 | 35.5% | 942.5 |
| White, non-Latinx | 3,595 | 17.3% | 399.5 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 684 | 3.3% | 380.3 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 1,071 | 5.1% | 896.5 |
| Under investigation | 7,731 | 27.1% | - |
| 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 | 1,160 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,090 | 94.0% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 70 | 6.0% |
| 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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