Report Date: May 19 2020
Latest Update: May 19, 2020
There have been 37,974 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 98,030 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 | 37,974 | 1,742 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 98,030 | 4,379 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 1,504,830 | 90,340 |
World (WHO link) | 4,735,622 | 316,289 |
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 | 1,742 | 100% | 4.6% | 64.4 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
18-29 | 11 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 2.0 |
30-39 | 39 | 2.2% | 0.6% | 8.5 |
40-49 | 91 | 5.2% | 1.3% | 27.0 |
50-59 | 189 | 10.8% | 2.8% | 60.4 |
60-69 | 364 | 20.9% | 7.5% | 138.4 |
70+ | 1,047 | 60.2% | 21.6% | 444.9 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 691 | 39.7% | 3.7% | 49.9 |
Male | 1,051 | 60.3% | 5.7% | 79.6 |
Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
Latinx | 480 | 27.9% | 3.7% | 61.8 |
Black, non-Latinx | 803 | 46.7% | 8.8% | 102.4 |
White, non-Latinx | 331 | 19.3% | 7.4% | 36.8 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 85 | 4.9% | 10.3% | 47.3 |
Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 16.7 |
Under investigation | 23 | 1.3% | 0.3% | - |
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 | 37,974 | 100% | 1,403.3 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 1,356 | 3.6% | 247.0 |
18-29 | 6,421 | 16.9% | 1,161.3 |
30-39 | 6,713 | 17.7% | 1,471.1 |
40-49 | 7,027 | 18.5% | 2,088.5 |
50-59 | 6,743 | 17.8% | 2,154.6 |
60-69 | 4,840 | 12.7% | 1,840.4 |
70+ | 4,849 | 12.8% | 2,060.0 |
Under investigation | 25 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 18,480 | 48.7% | 1,333.2 |
Male | 18,583 | 48.9% | 1,407.9 |
Under investigation | 911 | 2.4% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | |||
Latinx | 12,970 | 44.9% | 1,670.0 |
Black, non-Latinx | 9,151 | 31.7% | 1,166.8 |
White, non-Latinx | 4,478 | 15.5% | 497.6 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 829 | 2.9% | 461.0 |
Other, non-Latinx | 1,429 | 5.0% | 1,196.1 |
Under investigation | 9,117 | 24.0% | - |
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 | 1,694 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,561 | 92.1% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 133 | 7.9% |
Under investigation | 48 | - |
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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