Report Date: August 25, 2020
Latest Update: August 25, 2020
There have been 69,284 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 223,470 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 | 69,284 | 2,857 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 53,157 | 2,165 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 223,470 | 7,917 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 5,715,567 | 176,617 |
| World (WHO) | 23,518,343 | 810,492 |
| 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 | 2,857 | 100% | 4.1% | 105.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 22 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 69 | 2.4% | 0.5% | 15.1 |
| 40-49 | 160 | 5.6% | 1.3% | 47.6 |
| 50-59 | 317 | 11.1% | 2.9% | 101.3 |
| 60-69 | 627 | 21.9% | 8.3% | 238.4 |
| 70+ | 1,660 | 58.1% | 23.3% | 705.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,178 | 41.2% | 3.4% | 85.0 |
| Male | 1,679 | 58.8% | 5.0% | 127.2 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 932 | 32.8% | 3.5% | 120.0 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,224 | 43.0% | 7.6% | 156.1 |
| White, non-Latinx | 546 | 19.2% | 5.8% | 60.7 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 122 | 4.3% | 8.3% | 67.8 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 16.7 |
| Under investigation | 13 | 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 | 69,284 | 100% | 2,560.4 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 4,411 | 6.4% | 803.4 |
| 18-29 | 14,665 | 21.1% | 2,652.1 |
| 30-39 | 12,679 | 18.3% | 2,778.4 |
| 40-49 | 11,957 | 17.3% | 3,553.5 |
| 50-59 | 10,870 | 15.7% | 3,473.0 |
| 60-69 | 7,576 | 10.9% | 2,880.4 |
| 70+ | 7,116 | 10.3% | 3,023.6 |
| Under investigation | 10 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 34,834 | 50.3% | 2,513.0 |
| Male | 33,405 | 48.2% | 2,530.9 |
| Under investigation | 1,045 | 1.5% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 26,676 | 47.3% | 3,434.6 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 16,172 | 28.7% | 2,062.0 |
| White, non-Latinx | 9,334 | 16.5% | 1,037.1 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,477 | 2.6% | 821.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,773 | 4.9% | 2,320.7 |
| Under investigation | 12,852 | 18.5% | - |
| 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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