Report Date: October 26, 2020
Latest Update: October 26, 2020
There have been 94,344 cases of COVID-19 identified in Chicago residents so far and 378,985 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 | 94,344 | 3,037 |
| Suburban Cook County (IDPH) | 81,076 | 2,384 |
| Illinois (IDPH) | 378,985 | 9,522 |
| U.S. (CDC) | 8,598,051 | 225,379 |
| World (WHO) | 42,966,344 | 1,152,604 |
| 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 | 3,037 | 100% | 3.2% | 112.2 |
| 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 | 171 | 5.6% | 1.1% | 50.8 |
| 50-59 | 341 | 11.2% | 2.4% | 109.0 |
| 60-69 | 663 | 21.8% | 7.0% | 252.1 |
| 70+ | 1,761 | 58.0% | 21.0% | 748.3 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1,256 | 41.4% | 2.6% | 90.6 |
| Male | 1,781 | 58.6% | 3.9% | 134.9 |
| Under investigation | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | ||||
| Latinx | 1,003 | 33.1% | 2.7% | 129.1 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 1,285 | 42.5% | 6.5% | 163.8 |
| White, non-Latinx | 587 | 19.4% | 4.0% | 65.2 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 128 | 4.2% | 6.5% | 71.2 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 23 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 19.3 |
| 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 | 94,344 | 100% | 3,486.5 |
| Age | |||
| 0-17 | 7,300 | 7.7% | 1,329.7 |
| 18-29 | 21,706 | 23.0% | 3,925.6 |
| 30-39 | 17,871 | 18.9% | 3,916.3 |
| 40-49 | 15,720 | 16.7% | 4,672.2 |
| 50-59 | 13,926 | 14.8% | 4,449.7 |
| 60-69 | 9,422 | 10.0% | 3,582.6 |
| 70+ | 8,391 | 8.9% | 3,565.8 |
| Under investigation | 8 | 0.0% | - |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 47,630 | 50.5% | 3,436.2 |
| Male | 45,609 | 48.3% | 3,455.6 |
| Under investigation | 1,105 | 1.2% | - |
| Race-ethnicity2 | |||
| Latinx | 36,491 | 47.6% | 4,698.4 |
| Black, non-Latinx | 19,660 | 25.7% | 2,506.8 |
| White, non-Latinx | 14,759 | 19.3% | 1,639.9 |
| Asian, non-Latinx | 1,983 | 2.6% | 1,102.6 |
| Other, non-Latinx | 3,740 | 4.8% | 3,130.6 |
| Under investigation | 17,711 | 18.8% | - |
| 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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