Report Date: May 16 2020
Latest Update: May 16, 2020
There have been 36,109 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 92,457 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 | 36,109 | 1,627 |
Illinois (IDPH link) | 92,457 | 4,129 |
U.S. (CDC link) | 1,435,098 | 87,315 |
World (WHO link) | 4,434,653 | 302,169 |
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 | 1,627 | 100% | 4.5% | 60.1 |
Age | ||||
0-17 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2 |
18-29 | 12 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.2 |
30-39 | 34 | 2.1% | 0.5% | 7.5 |
40-49 | 88 | 5.4% | 1.3% | 26.2 |
50-59 | 181 | 11.2% | 2.8% | 57.8 |
60-69 | 334 | 20.5% | 7.2% | 127.0 |
70+ | 977 | 7 60.0% | 20.9% | 415.2 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 657 | 40.4% | 3.8% | 47.4 |
Male | 969 | 59.5% | 5.5% | 73.4 |
Under investigation | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
Latinx | 437 | 27.2% | 3.6% | 56.3 |
Black, non-Latinx | 769 | 47.8% | 8.8% | 98.1 |
White, non-Latinx | 308 | 19.1% | 7.2% | 34.2 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 79 | 4.9% | 9.9% | 43.9 |
Other, non-Latinx | 16 | 1.0% | 1.2% | 13.4 |
Under investigation | 18 | 1.1% | 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 | 36,109 | 100% | 1,334.4 |
Age | |||
0-17 | 1,238 | 3.4% | 225.5 |
18-29 | 6,017 | 16.7% | 1,088.2 |
30-39 | 6,341 | 17.6% | 1,389.6 |
40-49 | 6,707 | 18.6% | 1,993.4 |
50-59 | 6,473 | 17.9% | 2,068.3 |
60-69 | 4,634 | 12.8% | 1,762.0 |
70+ | 4,673 | 12.9% | 1,985.8 |
Under investigation | 26 | 0.1% | - |
Gender | |||
Female | 17,519 | 48.5% | 1,263.9 |
Male | 17,686 | 49.0% | 1,340.0 |
Under investigation | 904 | 2.5% | - |
Race-ethnicity2 | |||
Latinx | 12,000 | 44.1% | 1,545.1 |
Black, non-Latinx | 8,786 | 32.3% | 1,120.3 |
White, non-Latinx | 4,303 | 15.8% | 478.1 |
Asian, non-Latinx | 796 | 2.8% | 442.6 |
Other, non-Latinx | 1,355 | 5.0% | 1,134.2 |
Under investigation | 8,869 | 24.6% | - |
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 | 1,580 | - |
Underlying chronic conditions3 | 1,458 | 92.3% |
No underlying chronic conditions | 122 | 7.7% |
Under investigation | 47 | - |
3Cases 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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