Report Date: September 04, 2020
Latest Update: September 04, 2020
There have been 72,592 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 245,371 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 | 72,592 | 2,890 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 56,932 | 2,196 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 245,371 | 8,143 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 6,132,074 | 186,173 |
| World (WHO) | 26,171,112 | 865,154 |
| 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 | 2,890 | 100% | 4.0% | 106.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 70 | 2.4% | 0.5% | 15.3 |
| 40-49 | 160 | 5.5% | 1.3% | 47.6 |
| 50-59 | 321 | 11.1% | 2.8% | 102.6 |
| 60-69 | 632 | 21.9% | 8.1% | 240.3 |
| 70+ | 1,682 | 58.2% | 23.1% | 714.8 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,195 | 41.3% | 3.3% | 86.2 |
| Male | 1,695 | 58.7% | 4.8% | 128.4 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 939 | 32.7% | 3.3% | 120.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,232 | 42.9% | 7.4% | 157.1 |
| White, non-Latinx | 552 | 19.2% | 5.5% | 61.3 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 124 | 4.3% | 8.0% | 68.9 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 26 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 21.8 |
| Under investigation | 17 | 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 CASES1 | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 72,592 | 100% | 2,682,6 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 4,831 | 6.7% | 880.0 |
| 18-29 | 15,635 | 21.5% | 2,827.6 |
| 30-39 | 13,280 | 18.3% | 2,910.2 |
| 40-49 | 12,469 | 17.2% | 3,706.0 |
| 50-59 | 11,283 | 15.5% | 3,605.2 |
| 60-69 | 7,793 | 10.7% | 2,963.2 |
| 70+ | 7,283 | 10.1% | 3,094.9 |
| Under investigation | 18 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 36,544 | 50.3% | 2,636.4 |
| Male | 34,984 | 48.2% | 2,650.6 |
| Under investigation | 1,064 | 1.5% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 28,094 | 47.5% | 3,617.3 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 16,649 | 28.1% | 2,122.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 9,989 | 16.9% | 1,109.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,543 | 2.6% | 858.0 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,896 | 4.9% | 2,424.1 |
| Under investigation | 13,421 | 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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