Report Date: May 31, 2020

COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality by Geography

GEOGRAPHY CASES1 DEATHS
Chicago 45,516 2,119
Illinois (IDPH link) 120,260 5,390
U.S. (CDC link) 1,761,503 103,700
World (WHO link) 5,939,234 367,255
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 2,119 100% 4.7% 78.3
Age
0-17 1 0.0% 0.1% 0.2
18-29 14 0.7% 0.2% 2.5
30-39 51 2.4% 0.6% 11.2
40-49 107 5.1% 1.3% 31.8
50-59 232 10.9% 2.9% 74.1
60-69 450 21.2% 7.9% 171.1
70+ 1,264 59.7% 22.8% 537.1
Gender 
Female 840 39.6% 3.8% 60.6
Male 1,277 60.3% 5.8% 96.8
Under investigation 2 0.1% 0.2% -
Race-ethnicity2
Latinx 630 29.9% 3.9% 81.1
Black, non-Latinx 936 44.5% 8.9% 119.3
White, non-Latinx 412 19.6% 8.0% 45.8
Asian, non-Latinx 103 4.9% 10.4% 57.3
Other, non-Latinx 23 1.1% 1.4% 19.3
Under investigation 15 0.7% 0.1% -
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 45,516 100% 1,682.0
Age
0-17 1,889 4.2% 344.1
18-29 8,049 17.7% 1,455.7
30-39 8,078 17.7% 1,770.2
40-49 8,354 18.4% 2,482.9
50-59 7,912 17.4% 2,528.1
60-69 5,664 12.4% 2,153.7
70+ 5,544 12.1% 2,355.9
Under investigation 26 0.1% -
Gender 
Female 22,347 49.1% 1,612.2
Male 22,155 48.7% 1,678.6
Under investigation 1,014 2.2% -
Race-ethnicity2
Latinx 16,160 46.9% 2,080.7
Black, non-Latinx 10,467 30.4% 1,334.6
White, non-Latinx 5,152 15.0% 572.5
Asian, non-Latinx 992 2.9% 551.6
Other, non-Latinx 1,689 4.8% 1,413.8
Under investigation 11,056 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 20,071 -
   Underlying chronic conditions3 1,907 92.1%
   No underlying chronic conditions 164 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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