Report Date: May 15 2020
Latest Update: May 15, 2020
There have been 35,316 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 90,369 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 | 35,316 | 1,600 |
| Illinois (IDPH link) | 90,369 | 4,058 |
| U.S. (CDC link) | 1,412,121 | 85,990 |
| World (WHO link) | 4,307,287 | 295,101 |
| 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 | 1,600 | 100% | 4.5% | 59.1 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
| 18-29 | 12 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.2 |
| 30-39 | 32 | 2.0% | 0.5% | 7.0 |
| 40-49 | 86 | 5.4% | 1.3% | 25.6 |
| 50-59 | 179 | 11.2% | 2.8% | 57.2 |
| 60-69 | 329 | 20.6% | 7.2% | 125.1 |
| 70+ | 961 | 60.0% | 20.9% | 408.4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 642 | 40.1% | 3.8% | 46.3 |
| Male | 955 | 59.7% | 5.5% | 72.4 |
| Under investigation | 3 | 0.2% | 0.3% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 426 | 26.9% | 3.6% | 54.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 755 | 47.8% | 8.7% | 96.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 303 | 19.2% | 7.1% | 33.7 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 78 | 4.9% | 10.0% | 43.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 19 | 1.2% | 1.4% | 15.9 |
| Under investigation | 19 | 1.2% | 0.2% | - |
| 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 CASES(1) | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 35,316 | 100% | 1,305.1 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 1,180 | 3.3% | 214.9 |
| 18-29 | 5,845 | 16.6% | 1,057.1 |
| 30-39 | 6,224 | 17.6% | 1,364.0 |
| 40-49 | 6,564 | 18.6% | 1,950.9 |
| 50-59 | 6,334 | 18.0% | 2,027.1 |
| 60-69 | 4,541 | 12.9% | 1,726.7 |
| 70+ | 4,596 | 13.0% | 1,953.1 |
| Under investigation | 22 | 0.1% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 17,104 | 48.4% | 1,234.0 |
| Male | 17,309 | 49.0% | 1,311.4 |
| Under investigation | 903 | 2.6% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 11,718 | 43.9% | 1,508.8 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 8,644 | 32.4% | 1,102.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 4,248 | 15.9% | 472.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 783 | 2.9% | 435.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 1,314 | 4.9% | 1,099.9 |
| Under investigation | 8,609 | 24.4% | - |
| 2Race-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 | 1,550 | - |
| Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,432 | 92.4% |
| No underlying chronic conditions | 118 | 7.6% |
| Under investigation | 50 | - |
| 3Cases with at least one underlying chronic condition. Most common underlying conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and lung disease. | ||
COVID-19 Reports
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Number of Individuals tested for COVID-19 by Chicago zip code
Rate of Individuals tested for COVID-19 by Chicago zip code
Confirmed Case Rates for COVID-19 by Chicago zip code
Confirmed Cases for COVID-19 by Chicago zip code
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