Report Date: August 10, 2020
Latest Update: August 10 2020
There have been 64.126 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 195,399 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 | 64,126 | 2,809 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 46,819 | 2,119 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 195,399 | 7,637 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 5,023,649 | 161,842 |
| World (WHO) | 19,718,030 | 728,013 |
| 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 | 2,809 | 100% | 4.4% | 103.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 21 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.8 |
| 30-39 | 69 | 2.5% | 0.6% | 15.1 |
| 40-49 | 154 | 5.5% | 1.4% | 45.8 |
| 50-59 | 312 | 11.1% | 3.0% | 99.7 |
| 60-69 | 616 | 21.9% | 8.6% | 234.2 |
| 70+ | 1,635 | 58.2% | 23.8% | 694.8 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,161 | 41.3% | 3.6% | 83.8 |
| Male | 1,648 | 58.7% | 5.3% | 124.9 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 914 | 32.7% | 3.8% | 117.7 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,197 | 42.8% | 8.0% | 152.6 |
| White, non-Latinx | 533 | 19.1% | 6.7% | 59.2 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 120 | 4.3% | 8.9% | 66.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 30 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 25.1 |
| Under investigation | 15 | 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 | 64,126 | 100% | 2,369.8 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 3,776 | 5.9% | 687.8 |
| 18-29 | 13,175 | 20.5% | 2,382.7 |
| 30-39 | 11,685 | 18.2% | 2,560.6 |
| 40-49 | 11,194 | 17.5% | 3,326.9 |
| 50-59 | 10,230 | 16.0% | 3,268.6 |
| 60-69 | 7,186 | 11.2% | 2,732.3 |
| 70+ | 6,867 | 10.7% | 2,918.0 |
| Under investigation | 13 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 32,158 | 50.2% | 2,320.0 |
| Male | 30,856 | 48.1% | 2,337.8 |
| Under investigation | 1,112 | 1.7% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 24,176 | 47.2% | 3,112.8 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 15,053 | 29.4% | 1,919.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 7,982 | 15.6% | 886.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,355 | 2.6% | 753.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,612 | 5.2% | 2,186.2 |
| Under investigation | 12,948 | 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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