TABLE 1—
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among PESH vs Community by Wave and Overall: Chicago, IL, March 1, 2020–May 11, 2023
| COVID-19 Incidence (per 100 000/Day) | COVID-19 Hospitalizations (per 100 000/Day) | Deaths, No. | |||
| Meana | RR (95% CI) | Meana | RR (95% CI) | ||
| Wave 1 (Mar 1, 2020–Oct 3, 2020) | |||||
| PESH | 99.8 | 7.1 (4.2, 13.0) | 16.9 | 8.5 (2.3, 54.4) | 5 |
| Community | 13.9 | 1 (Ref) | 2.1 | 1 (Ref) | 2991 |
| Wave 2 (Oct 4, 2020–Mar 6, 2021) | |||||
| PESH | 63.6 | 1.6 (1.1, 2.5) | 5.0 | 1.7 (0.4, 8.5) | 3 |
| Community | 39.7 | 1 (Ref) | 2.5 | 1 (Ref) | 2096 |
| Wave 3 (Mar 7, 2021–Jun 26, 2021) | |||||
| PESH | 8.0 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.5) | 1.4 | 0.5 (0.02, 6.6) | 2 |
| Community | 13.0 | 1 (Ref) | 1.3 | 1 (Ref) | 595 |
| Wave 4 (Jun 27, 2021–Oct 23, 2021) | |||||
| PESH | 23.0 | 1.9 (1.0, 4.0) | 4.4 | 4.0 (0.5, 99.0) | 1 |
| Community | 12.1 | 1 (Ref) | 0.9 | 1 (Ref) | 404 |
| Wave 5 (Oct 24, 2021–Mar 12, 2022) | |||||
| PESH | 165.7 | 2.7 (2.0, 3.6) | 13.1 | 4.3 (1.3, 19.0) | 6 |
| Community | 62.6 | 1 (Ref) | 2.8 | 1 (Ref) | 1573 |
| Wave 6 (Mar 13, 2022–May 11, 2023) | |||||
| PESH | 57.5 | 3.2 (1.9, 5.6) | 4.3 | 4.0 (0.5, 99.0) | 0 |
| Community | 18.7 | 1 (Ref) | 1.0 | 1 (Ref) | 465 |
| Entire PHE (Mar 1, 2020–May, 11, 2023) | |||||
| PESH | 70.9 | 2.8 (1.8, 4.6) | 7.5 | 8.0 (1.3, 178.9) | 17 |
| Community | 24.6 | 1 (Ref) | 1.6 | 1 (Ref) | 8124 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; PESH = people experiencing sheltered homelessness; PHE = public health emergency; RR = rate ratio.
a
7-day rolling means.