Report Date: September 11, 2020
Latest Update: September 11, 2020
There have been 74,551 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 257,788 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 | 74,551 | 2,904 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 59,120 | 2,209 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 257,788 | 8,273 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 6,381,013 | 191,353 |
| World (WHO) | 27,973,127 | 905,426 |
| 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 | 2,904 | 100% | 3.9% | 107.3 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 71 | 2.4% | 0.5% | 15.6 |
| 40-49 | 162 | 5.6% | 1.3% | 48.1 |
| 50-59 | 324 | 11.1% | 2.8% | 103.2 |
| 60-69 | 635 | 21.8% | 8.0% | 241.5 |
| 70+ | 1,687 | 58.1% | 22.9% | 716.9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,199 | 41.3% | 3.2% | 86.5 |
| Male | 1,705 | 58.7% | 4.7% | 129.2 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 950 | 32.9% | 3.3% | 122.3 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,238 | 42.8% | 7.3% | 157.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 554 | 19.2% | 5.3% | 61.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 124 | 4.3% | 7.9% | 68.9 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 25 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 20.9 |
| Under investigation | 13 | 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 | 74,551 | 100% | 2,755.0 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 5,071 | 6.8% | 923.7 |
| 18-29 | 16,218 | 21.8% | 2,933.1 |
| 30-39 | 13,669 | 18.3% | 2,995.5 |
| 40-49 | 12,747 | 17.1% | 3,788.6 |
| 50-59 | 11,503 | 15.4% | 3,675.5 |
| 60-69 | 7,952 | 10.7% | 3,023.7 |
| 70+ | 7,378 | 9.9% | 3,135.3 |
| Under investigation | 13 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 37,565 | 50.4% | 2,710.1 |
| Male | 35,911 | 48.2% | 2,720.8 |
| Under investigation | 1,075 | 1.4% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 28,937 | 47.6% | 3,725.8 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 16,940 | 27.9% | 2,160.0 |
| White, non-Latinx | 10,387 | 17.1% | 1,154.1 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,570 | 2.6% | 873.0 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,959 | 4.8% | 2,476.8 |
| Under investigation | 13,758 | 18.5% | - |
| 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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