Report Date: April 23 2020
Latest Update: April 23, 2020
There have been 15,399 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 36,934 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 | CASES (1) | DEATHS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 15,399 | 661 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 36,934 | 1,688 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 828,441 | 46.379 |
| World (WHO link) | 2,549,632 | 175,825 |
| (1) Does 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 | 661 | 100% | 4.3% | 24.2 |
| 0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 18-29 | 4 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.7 |
| 30-39 | 14 | 2.1% | 0.5% | 3.1 |
| 40-49 | 43 | 6.5% | 1.5% | 12.8 |
| 50-59 | 83 | 12.6% | 2.8% | 26.5 |
| 60-69 | 119 | 18.0% | 5.5% | 45.2 |
| 70+ | 398 | 60.2% | 17.3% | 169.1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 254 | 38.4% | 3.4% | 18.3 |
| Male | 406 | 61.4% | 5.3% | 30.8 |
| Under investigation | 1 | 0.2% | 0.4% | - |
| Race-ethnicity | ||||
| Latinx | 126 | 19.9% | 4.1% | 16.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 354 | 56.0% | 7.2% | 45.1 |
| White, non-Latinx | 112 | 17.7% | 5.1% | 12.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 33 | 5.2% | 7.8% | 18.3 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 7 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5.9 |
| Under investigation | 29 | 4.4% | 0.7% | - |
| (2) Race-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 CASES (1) | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 15,399 | 100% | 532.4 |
| 0-17 | 260 | 1.7% | 47.4 |
| 18-29 | 2,233 | 14.5% | 403.8 |
| 30-39 | 2,655 | 17.2% | 581.8 |
| 40-49 | 2,807 | 18.2% | 834.3 |
| 50-59 | 2,986 | 19.4% | 954.1 |
| 60-69 | 2,156 | 14.0% | 819.8 |
| 70+ | 2,296 | 14.9% | 975.7 |
| Under investigation | 6 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 7,416 | 48.2% | 535.0 |
| Male | 7,722 | 50.1% | 585.1 |
| Under investigation | 261 | 1.7% | - |
| Race-ethnicity (2) | |||
| Latinx | 3,068 | 27.3% | 358.3 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 4,932 | 43.9% | 628.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 2,210 | 19.7% | 245.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 423 | 3.8% | 221.9 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 596 | 5.3% | 498.9 |
| Under investigation | 4,170 | 27.1% | - |
| (2) Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. | |||
Underlying Chronic Conditions among Chicago residents who died from COVID-19
| CHARACTERISTIC | NUMBER | % OF KNOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Known medical history | 630 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions (3) | 574 | 91.1% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 56 | 8.9% |
| Under investigation | 31 | - |
| (3) Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. | ||
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