Report Date: May 01 2020
Latest Update: May 01, 2020
There have been 22,744 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 56,055 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 | 22,744 | 962 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 56,055 | 2,457 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 1,062,446 | 62,406 |
| World (WHO link) | 3,181,642 | 224,301 |
| (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 | 962 | 100% | 4.2% | 35.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| 18-29 | 7 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3 |
| 30-39 | 24 | 2.5% | 0.6% | 5.3 |
| 40-49 | 61 | 6.3% | 1.5% | 18.1 |
| 50-59 | 113 | 11.8% | 2.7% | 36.1 |
| 60-69 | 189 | 19.7% | 6.1% | 71.9 |
| 70+ | 568 | 59.0% | 17.3% | 241.4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 363 | 37.7% | 3.3% | 26.2 |
| Male | 599 | 62.3% | 5.3% | 45.4 |
| Under investigation | - | - | - | - |
| Race-ethnicity | ||||
| Latinx | 220 | 23.3% | 3.8% | 28.3 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 498 | 53.0% | 7.8% | 63.5 |
| White, non-Latinx | 167 | 17.8% | 5.5% | 18.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 46 | 4.9% | 8.0% | 25.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 9 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 7.5 |
| Under investigation | 22 | 2.3% | 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 | 22,744 | 100% | 840.5 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 528 | 2.3% | 96.2 |
| 18-29 | 3,491 | 15.3% | 631.4 |
| 30-39 | 3,906 | 17.2% | 856.0 |
| 40-49 | 4,156 | 18.3% | 1,235.2 |
| 50-59 | 4,245 | 18.7% | 1,356.4 |
| 60-69 | 3,120 | 13.7% | 1,186.4 |
| 70+ | 3,284 | 14.4% | 1,395.5 |
| Under investigation | 14 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 10.950 | 48.2% | 790.0 |
| Male | 11.245 | 49.4% | 852.0 |
| Under investigation | 549 | 2.4% | - |
| Race-ethnicity (2) | |||
| Latinx | 5,748 | 34,6% | 740.1 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 6,385 | 38.4% | 814.1 |
| White, non-Latinx | 3,052 | 18.3% | 339.1 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 576 | 3.5% | 320.3 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 873 | 5.2% | 730.7 |
| Under investigation | 6,110 | 26.9% | - |
| (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 | 928 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions (3) | 863 | 93.0% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 65 | 7.0% |
| Under investigation | 34 | - |
| (3) Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. | ||
COVID-19 Map 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)
COVID-19 Research Articles Authored by members of the Chicago Department of Public Health