Report Date: June 23, 2020
Latest Update: June 23, 2020
There have been 50,818 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 137,825 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 | 50,818 | 2,524 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 36,951 | 1,913 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 137,825 | 6,707 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 2,302,288 | 120,333 |
| World (WHO) | 8,993,659 4 | 469,587 |
| 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 | 2,524 | 100% | 5.0% | 93.3 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 17 | 0.6% | 0.2% | 3.1 |
| 30-39 | 62 | 2.5% | 0.7% | 13.6 |
| 40-49 | 133 | 5.3% | 1.4% | 39.5 |
| 50-59 | 281 | 11.1% | 3.2% | 89.8 |
| 60-69 | 542 | 21.5% | 8.7% | 206.1 |
| 70+ | 1,487 | 58.9% | 24.6% | 631.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,022 | 40.5% | 4.1% | 73.7 |
| Male | 1,502 | 59.5% | 6.1% | 113.8 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 794 | 31.5% | 4.2% | 102.0 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,100 | 43.8 | 9.3% | 140.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 480 | 19.1% | 8.3% | 53.3 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 118 | 4.7% | 10.6% | 65.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 22 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 18.4 |
| Under investigation | 10 | 0.4% | 0.1% | - |
| 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 CASES1 | RATE PER 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 50,818 | 100% | 1,878.0 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 2,367 | 4.7% | 431.1 |
| 18-29 | 9,300 | 18.3% | 1,681.9 |
| 30-39 | 8,972 | 17.7% | 1,966.2 |
| 40-49 | 9,223 | 18.1% | 2,741.2 |
| 50-59 | 8,706 | 17.1% | 2,781.8 |
| 60-69 | 6,201 | 12.2% | 2,357.9 |
| 70+ | 6,033 | 11.9% | 2,563.7 |
| Under investigation | 16 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 25,167 | 49.5% | 1,815.7 |
| Male | 24,671 | 48.5% | 1,869.2 |
| Under investigation | 980 | 2.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 19,018 | 47.7% | 2,448.7 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 11,822 | 29.6% | 1,507.4 |
| White, non-Latinx | 5,751 | 14.4% | 639.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,112 | 2.8% | 618.3 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,169 | 5.4% | 1,815.6 |
| Under investigation | 10,946 | 21.5% | - |
| 2Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. | |||
COVID-19 Reports
- Chicago Homeless Response Data Brief, May 14, 2020
- Weekly COVID-19 case counts by zipcode
- Weekly percent positivity of COVID-19 tests conducted by zip code
- Cumulative COVID-19 mortality rates by zipcode
- Cumulative percent of population tested for COVID-19 by zipcode
- Which Zipcode is my Community Area in?
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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COVID-19 Research Articles Authored by members of the Chicago Department of Public Health