Report Date: April 27 2020
Latest Update: April 27, 2020
There have been 18,679 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 45,883 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 | 18,679 | 773 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 45,883 | 1,983 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 957,875 | 53,922 |
World (WHO link) | 2,858,635 | 196,295 |
(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 | 773 | 100% | 4.1% | 28.6 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
18-29 | 6 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.1 |
30-39 | 18 | 2.3% | 0.6% | 3.9 |
40-49 | 53 | 6.9% | 1.6% | 15.8 |
50-59 | 95 | 12.3% | 2.7% | 30.4 |
60-69 | 143 | 18.5% | 5.5% | 54.4 |
70+ | 458 | 59.2% | 16.2% | 194.6 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 288 | 37.3% | 3.2% | 20.8 |
Male | 485 | 62.7% | 5.2% | 36.7 |
Under investigation | - | - | - | - |
Race-ethnicity | ||||
Latinx | 157 | 20.9% | 3.9% | 20.2 |
Black, non-Latinx | 418 | 55.7% | 7.5% | 53.3 |
White, non-Latinx | 129 | 17.2% | 4.9% | 14.3 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 39 | 5.2% | 7.9% | 21.7 |
Other, non-Latinx | 7 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5.9 |
Under investigation | 23 | 3.0% | 0.4% | - |
(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 | 18,679 | 100% | 690.3 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 361 | 1.9% | 65.8 |
18-29 | 2,764 | 14.8% | 499.9 |
30-39 | 3,195 | 17.1% | 700.2 |
40-49 | 3,362 | 18.0% | 999.2 |
50-59 | 3,557 | 19.0% | 1,136.5 |
60-69 | 2,596 | 13.9% | 987.1 |
70+ | 2,833 | 15.2% | 1,203.9 |
Under investigation | 11 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 9,014 | 48.3% | 650.3 |
Male | 9,250 | 49.5% | 700.8 |
Under investigation | 415 | 2.2% | - |
Race-ethnicity (2) | |||
Latinx | 4,028 | 29.9% | 518.6 |
Black, non-Latinx | 5,606 | 41.6% | 714.8 |
White, non-Latinx | 2,618 | 19.5% | 290.9 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 492 | 3.7% | 273.6 |
Other, non-Latinx | 717 | 5.3% | 600.2 |
Under investigation | 5,218 | 27.9% | - |
(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 | 737 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions (3) | 681 | 92.4% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 56 | 7.6% |
Under investigation | 36 | - |
(3) Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. |
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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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