Report Date: May 26 2020
Latest Update: May 26, 2020
There have been 43,333 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 113,195 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 | 43,333 | 1,981 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 113,195 | 4,923 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 1,662,414 | 98,261 |
World (WHO link) | 5,404,512 | 343,514 |
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 | 1,981 | 100% | 4.6% | 73.2 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
18-29 | 14 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.5 |
30-39 | 48 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 10.5 |
40-49 | 103 | 5.2% | 1.3% | 30.6 |
50-59 | 219 | 11.0% | 2.9% | 68.7 |
60-69 | 419 | 21.2% | 7.7% | 157.0 |
70+ | 1,177 | 59.4% | 22.1% | 495.1 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 784 | 39.6% | 3.7% | 56.6 |
Male | 1,197 | 60.4% | 5.7% | 90.7 |
Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
Latinx | 579 | 29.5% | 3.9% | 74.5 |
Black, non-Latinx | 878 | 44.8% | 8.8% | 112.0 |
White, non-Latinx | 385 | 19.6% | 7.8% | 42.8 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 100 | 5.1% | 10.6% | 55.6 |
Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 16.7 |
Under investigation | 19 | 1.0% | 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 | 43,333 | 100% | 1,601.4 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 1,719 | 4.0% | 313.1 |
18-29 | 7,619 | 17.5% | 1,377.9 |
30-39 | 7,708 | 17.8% | 1,689.2 |
40-49 | 7,954 | 18.4% | 2,364.0 |
50-59 | 7,586 | 17.5% | 2,423.9 |
60-69 | 5,389 | 12.5% | 2,052.5 |
70+ | 5,322 | 12.2% | 2,261.6 |
Under investigation | 27 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 21,250 | 49.0% | 1,533.1 |
Male | 21,126 | 48.8% | 1,600.6 |
Under investigation | 957 | 2.2% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | |||
Latinx | 15,033 | 46.3% | 1,935.6 |
Black, non-Latinx | 9,997 | 30.8% | 1,274.7 |
White, non-Latinx | 4,919 | 15.2% | 546.6 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 944 | 2.9% | 524.9 |
Other, non-Latinx | 1,574 | 4.8% | 1,317.5 |
Under investigation | 10,866 | 25.1% | - |
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 | 1,932 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,778 | 92.0% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 154 | 8.0% |
Under investigation | 49 | - |
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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