Report Date: July 28, 2020
Latest Update: July 28, 2020
There have been 59,681 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 173,731 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 | 59,681 | 2,765 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 43,750 | 2,092 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 173,731 | 7,446 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 4,280,135 | 147,672 |
| World (WHO) | 16,341,920 | 650,805 |
| 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 | 2,765 | 100% | 4.6% | 102.2 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 20 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 68 | 2.5% | 0.6% | 14.9 |
| 40-49 | 148 | 5.4% | 1.4% | 44.0 |
| 50-59 | 309 | 11.1% | 3.2% | 98.7 |
| 60-69 | 606 | 21.9% | 8.8% | 230.4 |
| 70+ | 1,612 | 58.3% | 24.2% | 685.0 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,143 | 41.3% | 3.8% | 82.5 |
| Male | 1,622 | 58.7% | 5.6% | 122.9 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 900 | 32.7% | 4.0% | 115.9 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,182 | 42.9% | 8.3% | 150.7 |
| White, non-Latinx | 530 | 19.3% | 7.2% | 58.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 121 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 67.3 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 16.7 |
| Under investigation | 12 | 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 | 59,681 | 100% | 2,205.5 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 3,232 | 5.4% | 588.7 |
| 18-29 | 11,900 | 19.9% | 2,152.2 |
| 30-39 | 10,753 | 18.0% | 2,356.5 |
| 40-49 | 10,546 | 17.7% | 3,134.4 |
| 50-59 | 9,718 | 16.3% | 3,105.1 |
| 60-69 | 6,868 | 11.5% | 2,611.5 |
| 70+ | 6,652 | 11.2% | 2,826.8 |
| Under investigation | 12 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 29,906 | 50.2% | 2,157.5 |
| Male | 28,791 | 48.2% | 2,181.3 |
| Under investigation | 984 | 1.6% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 22,439 | 46.9% | 2,889.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 14,299 | 29.9% | 1,832.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 7,376 | 15.4% | 819.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,304 | 2.7% | 725.1 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,426 | 5.1% | 2,030.7 |
| Under investigation | 11,837 | 19.8% | - |
| 2Race-ethnicity percentage is calculated among those with known race-ethnicity as reported by the medical provider. | |||
COVID-19 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)
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COVID-19 Research Articles Authored by members of the Chicago Department of Public Health