Report Date: August 20, 2020
Latest Update: August 20, 2020
There have been 67,441 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 213,721 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 | 67,441 | 2,837 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 51,289 | 2,151 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 213,721 | 7,833 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 5,506,929 | 172,416 |
| World (WHO) | 22,256,220 | 782,456 |
| 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 | 2,837 | 100% | 4.2% | 104.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 21 | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.8 |
| 30-39 | 68 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 14.9 |
| 40-49 | 155 | 5.5% | 1.3% | 46.1 |
| 50-59 | 316 | 11.1% | 3.0% | 101.0 |
| 60-69 | 621 | 21.9% | 8.4% | 236.1 |
| 70+ | 1,654 | 58.3% | 23.5% | 702.8 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,169 | 41.2% | 3.5% | 84.3 |
| Male | 1,668 | 58.8% | 5.1% | 126.4 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 924 | 32.7% | 3.6% | 119.0 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,218 | 43.1% | 7.7% | 155.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 540 | 19.1% | 6.0% | 60.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 122 | 4.3% | 8.4% | 67.8 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 22 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 18.4 |
| Under investigation | 11 | 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 | 67,441 | 100% | 2,492.3 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 4,190 | 6.2% | 763.2 |
| 18-29 | 14,100 | 20.9% | 2,549.9 |
| 30-39 | 12,316 | 18.3% | 2,698.9 |
| 40-49 | 11,711 | 17.4% | 3,480.5 |
| 50-59 | 10,645 | 15.7% | 3,401.1 |
| 60-69 | 7,431 | 11.0% | 2,825.4 |
| 70+ | 7,033 | 10.4% | 2,988.4 |
| Under investigation | 15 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 33,831 | 50.2% | 2,440.7 |
| Male | 32,569 | 48.3% | 2,467.5 |
| Under investigation | 1,041 | 1.5% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 25,852 | 47.2% | 3,328.5 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 15,858 | 28.9% | 2,022.0 |
| White, non-Latinx | 8,946 | 16.3% | 994.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,450 | 2.7% | 806.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,697 | 4.9% | 2,257.1 |
| Under investigation | 12,638 | 18.7% | - |
| 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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