Report Date: May 23 2020
Latest Update: May 23, 2020
There have been 41,440 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 107,796 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 | 41,440 | 1,895 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 107,796 | 4,790 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 1,595,885 | 96,002 |
World (WHO link) | 5,105,881 | 333,446 |
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 | 1,895 | 100% | 4.6% | 70.0 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
18-29 | 13 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.4 |
30-39 | 43 | 2.2% | 0.6% | 9.4 |
40-49 | 101 | 5.3% | 1.3% | 30.0 |
50-59 | 210 | 11.1% | 2.9% | 67.1 |
60-69 | 404 | 21.3% | 7.8% | 153.6 |
70+ | 1,123 | 59.3% | 21.8% | 477.2 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 746 | 39.4% | 3.7% | 53.8 |
Male | 1,148 | 60.5% | 5.7% | 87.0 |
Under investigation | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
Latinx | 550 | 29.3% | 3.8% | 70.8 |
Black, non-Latinx | 847 | 45.2% | 8.7% | 108.0 |
White, non-Latinx | 360 | 19.2% | 7.6% | 40.0 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 98 | 5.2% | 10.8% | 54.5 |
Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 16.7 |
Under investigation | 20 | 1.1% | 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 | 41,440 | 100% | 1,531.4 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 1,590 | 3.8% | 289.6 |
18-29 | 7,220 | 17.5% | 1,305.8 |
30-39 | 7,353 | 17.7% | 1,611.4 |
40-49 | 7,636 | 18.4% | 2,269.5 |
50-59 | 7,270 | 17.5% | 2,322.9 |
60-69 | 5,205 | 12.6% | 1,979.2 |
70+ | 5,140 | 12.4% | 2,184.3 |
Under investigation | 26 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 20,276 | 48.9% | 1,462.8 |
Male | 20,226 | 48.8% | 1,532.4 |
Under investigation | 938 | 2.3% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | |||
Latinx | 14,459 | 46.1% | 1,861.7 |
Black, non-Latinx | 9,725 | 31.0% | 1,240.0 |
White, non-Latinx | 4,763 | 15.2% | 529.2 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 908 | 2.9% | 504.9 |
Other, non-Latinx | 1,495 | 4.8% | 1,251.4 |
Under investigation | 10,090 | 24.3% | - |
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 | 1,843 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,694 | 91.9% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 149 | 8.1% |
Under investigation | 52 | - |
3Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. |
COVID-19 Reports
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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)
COVID-19 Research Articles Authored by members of the Chicago Department of Public Health