Report Date: October 23, 2020
Latest Update: October 23, 2020
There have been 92,324 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 364,033 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 | 92,324 | 3,026 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 78,203 | 2,363 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 364,033 | 9,418 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 8,312,667 | 221,438 |
| World (WHO) | 41,570,883 | 1,134,940 |
| 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 | 3,026 | 100% | 3.3% | 111.8 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-17 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 18-29 | 23 | 0.8% | 0.1% | 4.2 |
| 30-39 | 76 | 2.5% | 0.4% | 16.7 |
| 40-49 | 170 | 5.6% | 1.1% | 50.5 |
| 50-59 | 340 | 11.2% | 2.5% | 108.6 |
| 60-69 | 661 | 21.8% | 7.1% | 251.3 |
| 70+ | 1,754 | 58.0% | 21.2% | 745.4 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,250 | 41.3% | 2.7% | 90.2 |
| Male | 1,776 | 58.7% | 4.0% | 134.6 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 999 | 33.1% | 2.8% | 128.6 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,279 | 42.4% | 6.6% | 163.1 |
| White, non-Latinx | 585 | 19.4% | 4.1% | 65.0 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 128 | 4.2% | 6.6% | 71.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 24 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 20.1 |
| 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 | 92,324 | 100% | 3,411.8 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 7,090 | 7.7% | 1,291.4 |
| 18-29 | 21,156 | 22.9% | 3,826.1 |
| 30-39 | 17,432 | 18.9% | 3,820.1 |
| 40-49 | 15,391 | 16.7% | 4,574.4 |
| 50-59 | 13,695 | 14.8% | 4,375.9 |
| 60-69 | 9,270 | 10.0% | 3,524.8 |
| 70+ | 8,284 | 9.0% | 3,520.3 |
| Under investigation | 6 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 46,567 | 50.4% | 3,359.5 |
| Male | 44,649 | 48.4% | 3,382.8 |
| Under investigation | 1,108 | 1.2% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 35,839 | 47.7% | 4,614.5 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 19,342 | 25.8% | 2,466.3 |
| White, non-Latinx | 14,305 | 19.1% | 1,589.5 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,934 | 2.5% | 1,075.4 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 3,648 | 4.9% | 3,053.6 |
| Under investigation | 17,256 | 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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