Report Date: July 15, 2020
Latest Update: July 15, 2020
There have been 55,836 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 156,693 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 | 55,836 | 2,701 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 40,805 | 2,043 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 156,693 | 7,226 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 3,416,428 | 135,991 |
| World (WHO) | 13,150,645 | 574,464 |
| 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 | 2,701 | 100% | 4.8% | 99.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 20 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 66 | 2.4% | 0.7% | 14.5 |
| 40-49 | 145 | 5.4% | 1.5% | 43.1 |
| 50-59 | 295 | 10.9% | 3.2% | 94.3 |
| 60-69 | 592 | 21.9% | 9.0% | 225.1 |
| 70+ | 1,581 | 58.6% | 24.7% | 671.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,107 | 41.0% | 4.0% | 79.9 |
| Male | 1,593 | 59.0% | 5.9% | 120.7 |
| Under investigation | 1 | 0.0% | 0.1% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 861 | 32.0% | 4.1% | 110.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,165 | 43.3% | 8.7% | 148.5 |
| White, non-Latinx | 524 | 19.5% | 7.8% | 58.2 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 119 | 4.4% | 9.8% | 66.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 22 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 18.4 |
| Under investigation | 10 | 0.4% | 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 | 55,836 | 100% | 2,063.4 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 2,827 | 5.1% | 514.9 |
| 18-29 | 10,782 | 19.3% | 1,950.0 |
| 30-39 | 9,988 | 17.9% | 2,188.8 |
| 40-49 | 9,959 | 17.8% | 2,960.0 |
| 50-59 | 9,286 | 16.6% | 2,967.1 |
| 60-69 | 6,583 | 11.8% | 2,503.1 |
| 70+ | 6,400 | 11.5% | 2,719.7 |
| Under investigation | 11 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 27,832 | 49.9% | 2,007.9 |
| Male | 27,041 | 48.4% | 2,048.8 |
| Under investigation | 963 | 1.7% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 21,030 | 47.2% | 2,707.7 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 13,342 | 29.9% | 1,701.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 6,705 | 15.1% | 745.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,217 | 2.7% | 676.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,291 | 5.1% | 1,917.7 |
| Under investigation | 11,251 | 20.2% | - |
| 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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