Report Date: June 17, 2020
Latest Update: June 17, 2020
There have been 49,919 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 134,185 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 | 49,919 | 2,444 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 35,929 | 1,862 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 134,185 | 6,485 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 2,132,321 | 116,862 |
| World (WHO) | 8,061,550 | 440,290 |
| 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 | 2,444 | 100% | 4.9% | 90.3 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 16 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.9 |
| 30-39 | 58 | 2.3% | 0.7% | 12.7 |
| 40-49 | 126 | 5.2% | 1.4% | 37.4 |
| 50-59 | 265 | 10.8% | 3.1% | 84.7 |
| 60-69 | 526 | 21.5% | 8.6% | 200.0 |
| 70+ | 1,451 | 59.4% | 24.3% | 616.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 981 | 40.1% | 4.0% | 70.8 |
| Male | 1,463 | 59.9% | 6.0% | 110.8 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 754 | 31.0% | 4.0% | 97.1 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,076 | 44.3% | 9.4% | 137.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 465 | 19.2% | 8.4% | 51.7 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 114 | 4.7% | 10.5% | 63.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 16.7 |
| Under investigation | 15 | 0.6% | 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 | 49,919 | 100% | 1,844.8 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 2,266 | 4.5% | 412.8 |
| 18-29 | 9,063 | 18.2% | 1639.1 |
| 30-39 | 8,816 | 17.7% | 1,932.0 |
| 40-49 | 9,087 | 18.1% | 2,700.8 |
| 50-59 | 8,583 | 17.2% | 2,742.5 |
| 60-69 | 6,116 | 12.3% | 2,325.6 |
| 70+ | 5,972 | 12.0% | 2,537.8 |
| Under investigation | 16 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 24,690 | 49.5% | 1,781.2 |
| Male | 24,239 | 48.5% | 1,836.5 |
| Under investigation | 990 | 2.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 18,643 | 48.2% | 2,400.4 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 11,469 | 29.7% | 1,462.4 |
| White, non-Latinx | 5,553 | 14.3% | 617.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,088 | 2.8% | 605.0 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 1,916 | 5.0% | 1,603.8 |
| Under investigation | 11,250 | 22.5% | - |
| 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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