Report Date: May 21 2020
Latest Update: May 21, 2020
There have been 39,756 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 102,686 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 | 39,756 | 1,830 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 102,686 | 4,607 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 1,551,095 | 93,061 |
| World (WHO link) | 4,893,186 | 323,256 |
| 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 | 1,830 | 100% | 4.6% | 67.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
| 18-29 | 12 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.2 |
| 30-39 | 42 | 2.3% | 0.6% | 9.2 |
| 40-49 | 101 | 5.5% | 1.4% | 30.0 |
| 50-59 | 202 | 11.0% | 2.9% | 64.5 |
| 60-69 | 384 | 21.0% | 7.6% | 146.0 |
| 70+ | 1,088 | 59.4% | 21.8% | 462.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 717 | 39.2% | 3.7% | 51.7 |
| Male | 1,113 | 60.8% | 5.7% | 84.3 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 524 | 29.0% | 3.8% | 67.5 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 823 | 45.5% | 8.7% | 104.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 347 | 19.2% | 7.5% | 38.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 93 | 5.1% | 10.8% | 51.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 21 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 17.6 |
| Under investigation | 22 | 1.2% | 0.2% | - |
| 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 | 39,756 | 100% | 1,469.2 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 1,483 | 3.7% | 270.1 |
| 18-29 | 6,835 | 17.2% | 1,236.1 |
| 30-39 | 7,040 | 17.7% | 1,542.8 |
| 40-49 | 7,343 | 18.5% | 2,182.4 |
| 50-59 | 7,006 | 17.6% | 2,238.6 |
| 60-69 | 5,029 | 12.6% | 1,912.2 |
| 70+ | 4,994 | 12.6% | 2,122.2 |
| Under investigation | 26 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 19,408 | 48.8% | 1,400.2 |
| Male | 19,430 | 48.9% | 1,472.1 |
| Under investigation | 918 | 2.3% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 13,780 | 45.6% | 1,774.3 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 9,460 | 31.3% | 1,206.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 4,634 | 15.4% | 514.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 864 | 2.9% | 480.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 1,464 | 4.8% | 1,225.4 |
| Under investigation | 9,554 | 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 | 1,774 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,631 | 91.9% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 143 | 8.1% |
| Under investigation | 56 | - |
| 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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