Report Date: September 16, 2020
Latest Update: September 16, 2020
There have been 75,840 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 266,151 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 | 75,840 | 2,923 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 60,404 | 2,223 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 266,151 | 8,367 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 6,571,867 | 195,053 |
| World (WHO) | 29,444,198 | 931,321 |
| 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 | 2,923 | 100% | 3.9% | 108,0 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 73 | 2.5% | 0.5% | 16.0 |
| 40-49 | 162 | 5.5% | 1.3% | 48.1 |
| 50-59 | 328 | 11.2% | 2.8% | 104.8 |
| 60-69 | 638 | 21.8% | 7.9% | 242.6 |
| 70+ | 1,697 | 58.1% | 22.9% | 721.1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,205 | 41.2% | 3.1% | 86.9 |
| Male | 1,718 | 58.8% | 4.7% | 130.2 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0% | 0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 963 | 33.1% | 3.3% | 124.0 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,245 | 42.8% | 7.3% | 158.7 |
| White, non-Latinx | 554 | 19.0% | 5.2% | 61.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 125 | 4.3% | 7.8% | 69.5 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 23 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 19.3 |
| 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 | 75,840 | 100% | 2,802.7 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 5,216 | 6.9% | 950.1 |
| 18-29 | 16,614 | 21.9% | 3,004.7 |
| 30-39 | 13,964 | 18.4% | 3,060.1 |
| 40-49 | 12,920 | 17.0% | 3,840.0 |
| 50-59 | 11,648 | 15.4% | 3,721.8 |
| 60-69 | 8,040 | 10.6% | 3,057.1 |
| 70+ | 7,426 | 9.8% | 3,155.7 |
| Under investigation | 12 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 38,262 | 50.5% | 2,760.4 |
| Male | 36,501 | 48.1% | 2,765.5 |
| Under investigation | 1,077 | 1.4% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 29,524 | 47.7% | 3,801.4 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 17,073 | 27.6% | 2,176.9 |
| White, non-Latinx | 10,738 | 17.3% | 1,193.1 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,600 | 2.6% | 889.7 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 2,984 | 4.8% | 2,497.8 |
| Under investigation | 13,921 | 18.4% | - |
| 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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