Report Date: June 18, 2020
Latest Update: June 18, 2020
There have been 50,071 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 134,778 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 | 50,071 | 2,458 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 36,095 | 1,874 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 134,778 | 6,537 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 2,155,572 | 117,632 |
| World (WHO) | 8,242,999 | 445,535 |
| 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 | 2,458 | 100% | 4.9% | 90.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 17 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.1 |
| 30-39 | 59 | 2.4% | 0.7% | 12.9 |
| 40-49 | 127 | 5.2% | 1.4% | 37.7 |
| 50-59 | 267 | 10.9% | 3.1% | 85.3 |
| 60-69 | 528 | 21.4% | 8.6% | 200.8 |
| 70+ | 1,458 | 59.3% | 24.4% | 619.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 989 | 40.2% | 4.0% | 71.4 |
| Male | 1,469 | 59.8% | 6.0% | 111.3 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 760 | 31.1% | 4.1% | 97.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,085 | 44.4% | 9.3% | 138.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 463 | 18.9% | 8.2% | 51.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 116 | 4.7% | 10.6% | 64.5 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 22 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 18.4 |
| Under investigation | 12 | 0.5% | 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 CASES1 | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 50,071 | 100% | 1,850.4 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 2,285 | 4.6% | 416.2 |
| 18-29 | 9,100 | 18.1% | 1,645.8 |
| 30-39 | 8,848 | 17.7% | 1,939.0 |
| 40-49 | 9,109 | 18.2% | 2,707.3 |
| 50-59 | 8,594 | 17.2% | 2,746.0 |
| 60-69 | 6,133 | 12.2% | 2,332.0 |
| 70+ | 5,986 | 12.0% | 2,543.8 |
| Under investigation | 16 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 24,780 | 49.5% | 1,787.7 |
| Male | 24,301 | 48.5% | 1,841.2 |
| Under investigation | 990 | 2.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 18,708 | 47.7% | 2,408.8 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 11,629 | 29.6% | 1,482.8 |
| White, non-Latinx | 5,639 | 14.4% | 626.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,098 | 2.8% | 610.5 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,158 | 5.5% | 1,806.4 |
| Under investigation | 10,839 | 21.6% | - |
| 2Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. | |||
COVID-19 Reports
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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