Report Date: July 16, 2020
Latest Update: July 16, 2020
There have been 56,174 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 157,950 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 | 56,174 | 2,707 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 41,024 | 2,043 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 157,950 | 7,251 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 3,483,832 | 136,938 |
| World (WHO) | 13,378,853 | 580,045 |
| 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 | 2,707 | 100% | 4.8% | 100.0 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 20 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 66 | 2.4% | 0.7% | 14.5 |
| 40-49 | 145 | 5.4% | 1.4% | 43.1 |
| 50-59 | 297 | 11.0% | 3.2% | 94.9 |
| 60-69 | 592 | 21.8% | 9.0% | 225.1 |
| 70+ | 1,585 | 58.6% | 24.7% | 673.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,111 | 41.1% | 4.0% | 80.2 |
| Male | 1,595 | 58.9% | 5.9% | 120.8 |
| Under investigation | 1 | 0.0% | 0.1% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 866 | 32.1% | 4.1% | 111.5 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,165 | 43.2% | 8.7% | 148.5 |
| White, non-Latinx | 525 | 19.5% | 7.8% | 58.3 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 119 | 4.4% | 9.7% | 66.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 20 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 | 56,174 | 100% | 2,075.9 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 2,876 | 5.1% | 523.9 |
| 18-29 | 10,882 | 19.4% | 1,968.0 |
| 30-39 | 10,045 | 17.9% | 2,201.3 |
| 40-49 | 10,007 | 17.8% | 2,974.2 |
| 50-59 | 9,322 | 16.6% | 2,978.6 |
| 60-69 | 6,606 | 11.8% | 2,511.9 |
| 70+ | 6,425 | 11.4% | 2,730.3 |
| Under investigation | 11 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 28,011 | 49.9% | 2,020.8 |
| Male | 27,195 | 48.4% | 2,060.4 |
| Under investigation | 968 | 1.7% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 21,158 | 47.1% | 2,724.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 13,434 | 29.9% | 1,712.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 6,774 | 15.1% | 752.7 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,224 | 2.7% | 680.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,310 | 5.2% | 1,933.6 |
| Under investigation | 11,274 | 20.1% | - |
| 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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