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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Williamson, Laura L. ; Harwell, Todd S. ; Koch, Todd M. ; Anderson, Stacey L. ; Scott, Magdalena K. ; ... More +
Williamson, Laura L. ; Harwell, Todd S. ; Koch, Todd M. ; Anderson, Stacey L. ; Scott, Magdalena K. ; Murphy, James S. ; Holzman, Greg S. ; Tesfai, Helen F Less -
Description:
Geographic differences in infectious disease mortality rates have been observed among American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons in the United States (1), and aggregate analyses of data from selected U.S. states indicate that COVID-19 incidence and mortality are higher among AI/AN persons than they are among White persons (2,3). State-level data could be used to identify disparities and guide local efforts to reduce COVID-19-associated incidence and mortality; however, such data are limited. Reports of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19-associated deaths reported to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MDPHHS) were analyzed to describe COVID-19 incidence, mortality, and case-fatality rates among AI/AN persons compared with those among White persons. During March-November 2020 in Montana, the estimated cumulative COVID-19 incidence among AI/AN persons (9,064 cases per 100,000) was 2.2 times that among White persons (4,033 cases per 100,000).* During the same period, the cumulative COVID-19 mortality rate among AI/AN persons (267 deaths per 100,000) was 3.8 times that among White persons (71 deaths per 100,000). The AI/AN COVID-19 case-fatality rate (29.4 deaths per 1,000 COVID-19 cases) was 1.7 times the rate in White persons (17.0 deaths per 1,000). State-level surveillance findings can help in developing state and tribal COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategies and assist in local implementation of culturally appropriate public health measures that might help reduce COVID-19 incidence and mortality in AI/AN communities.
Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Alaska Natives
American Indians Or Alaska Natives
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Female
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Whites
Young Adult

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 70(14):510-513
Pubmed ID:
33830986
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8030982
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Montana
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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urn:sha256:e79348fad0abd2232fa2d361698a4988e3db9acac4696e4be5dbedf916550b60
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