Report Date: May 24 2020
Latest Update: May 24, 2020
There have been 42,419 c cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 110,304 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 | 42,419 | 1,940 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 110,304 | 4,856 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 1,622,114 | 97,049 |
World (WHO link) | 5,206,614 | 337,736 |
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 | 1,940 | 100% | 4.6% | 71.7 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
18-29 | 14 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.5 |
30-39 | 44 | 2.3% | 0.6% | 9.6 |
40-49 | 101 | 5.2% | 1.3% | 30.0 |
50-59 | 214 | 11.0% | 2.9% | 68.4 |
60-69 | 411 | 21.2% | 7.8% | 156.3 |
70+ | 1,155 | 59.5% | 22.1% | 490.8 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 767 | 39.5% | 3.7% | 55.3 |
Male | 1,173 | 60.5% | 5.7% | 88.9 |
Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
Latinx | 563 | 29.3% | 3.8% | 72.5 |
Black, non-Latinx | 867 | 45.1% | 8.8% | 110.5 |
White, non-Latinx | 378 | 19.7% | 7.8% | 42.0 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 99 | 5.2% | 10.7% | 55.0 |
Other, non-Latinx | 15 | 0.7% | 1.0% | 12.6 |
Under investigation | 18 | 0.9% | 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 | 42,419 | 100% | 1,567.6 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 1,642 | 3.9% | 299.1 |
18-29 | 7,447 | 17.6% | 1,346.8 |
30-39 | 7,534 | 17.8% | 1,651.0 |
40-49 | 7,803 | 18.4% | 2,319.2 |
50-59 | 7,436 | 17.5% | 2,376.0 |
60-69 | 5,293 | 12.5% | 2,012.6 |
70+ | 5,237 | 12.2% | 2,225.5 |
Under investigation | 27 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 20,753 | 48.9% | 1,497.2 |
Male | 20,694 | 48.8% | 1,567.9 |
Under investigation | 972 | 2.3% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | |||
Latinx | 14,786 | 46.3% | 1,903.8 |
Black, non-Latinx | 9,829 | 30.8% | 1,253.3 |
White, non-Latinx | 4,849 | 15.2% | 538.8 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 926 | 2.9% | 514.9 |
Other, non-Latinx | 1,547 | 4.8% | 1,294.9 |
Under investigation | 10,482 | 24.7% | - |
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 | 1,892 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,743 | 92.1% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 149 | 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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