Report Date: June 02, 2020

COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality by Geography

GEOGRAPHY CASES1 DEATHS
Chicago 46,739 2,148
Illinois (IDPH link) 122,848 5,525
U.S. (CDC link) 1,802,470 105,157
World (WHO link) 6,194,533 376,320
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 2,148 100% 4.6% 79.4
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
40-49 108 5.0% 1.3% 32.1
50-59 234 10.9% 2.9% 74.8
60-69 459 21.4% 8.0% 174.5
70+ 1,281 59.6% 22.9% 544.4
Gender 
Female 853 39.7% 3.7% 61.5
Male 1,294 60.2% 5.7% 98.0
Under investigation 1 0.1% 0.1% -
Race-ethnicity2
Latinx 641 30.0% 3.8% 82.5
Black, non-Latinx 951 44.5% 8.9% 121.3
White, non-Latinx 423 19.8% 8.1% 47.0
Asian, non-Latinx 103 4.8% 10.2% 57.3
Other, non-Latinx 17 0.9% 1.0% 14.2
Under investigation 13 0.6% 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 46,739 100% 1,727.2
Age
0-17 2,016 4.3% 367.2
18-29 8,363 17.9% 1,512.5
30-39 8,292 17.7% 1,817.1
40-49 8,592 18.4% 2,553.7
50-59 8,088 17.3% 2,584.3
60-69 5,761 12.3% 2,190.6
70+ 5,601 12.0% 2,380.2
Under investigation 26 0.1% -
Gender 
Female 22,988 49.2% 1,658.5
Male 22,742 48.7% 1,723.0
Under investigation 1,009 2.1% -
Race-ethnicity2
Latinx 17,007 47.8% 2,189.8
Black, non-Latinx 10,634 29.9% 1,355.9
White, non-Latinx 5,210 14.6% 578.9
Asian, non-Latinx 1,011 2.8% 562.2
Other, non-Latinx 1,738 4.9% 1,454.8
Under investigation 11,139 23.8% -
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 2,097 -
   Underlying chronic conditions3 1,933 92.2%
   No underlying chronic conditions 164 7.8%
   Under investigation 51 -
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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