Report Date: October 15, 2020
Latest Update: October 15, 2020
There have been 86,773 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 331,620 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 | 86,773 | 3,003 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 72,234 | 2,329 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 331,620 | 9,127 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 7,894,768 | 216,025 |
| World (WHO) | 38,394,169 | 1,089,047 |
| 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 | 3,003 | 100% | 3.5% | 111.0 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 76 | 2.5% | 0.5% | 16.7 |
| 40-49 | 168 | 5.6% | 1.2% | 49.9 |
| 50-59 | 337 | 11.2% | 2.6% | 107.7 |
| 60-69 | 655 | 21.8% | 7.4% | 249.1 |
| 70+ | 1,742 | 58.0% | 21.8% | 740.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,241 | 41.3% | 2.8% | 89.5 |
| Male | 1,762 | 58.7% | 4.2% | 133.5 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 992 | 33.1% | 2.9% | 127.7 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,272 | 42.5% | 6.9% | 162.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 580 | 19.4% | 4.4% | 64.4 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 127 | 4.2% | 7.0% | 70.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 23 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 19.3 |
| Under investigation | 9 | 0.3% | 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 | 86,773 | 100% | 3,206.7 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 6,447 | 7.4% | 1,174.3 |
| 18-29 | 19,701 | 22.7% | 3,563.0 |
| 30-39 | 16,265 | 18.7% | 3,564.4 |
| 40-49 | 14,532 | 16.7% | 4,319.1 |
| 50-59 | 12,977 | 15.0% | 4,146.5 |
| 60-69 | 8,844 | 10.2% | 3,362.9 |
| 70+ | 8,004 | 9.3% | 3,401.3 |
| Under investigation | 3 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 43,749 | 50.4% | 3,156.2 |
| Male | 41,929 | 48.3% | 3,176.7 |
| Under investigation | 1,095 | 1.3% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 33,709 | 47.7% | 4,340.2 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 18,534 | 26.2% | 2,363.2 |
| White, non-Latinx | 13,145 | 18.6% | 1,460.6 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,812 | 2.6% | 1,007.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 3,456 | 4.9% | 2,892.8 |
| Under investigation | 16,117 | 18.6% | - |
| 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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