COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Among American Indian/Alaska Native and White Persons — Montana, March 13–November 30, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Williamson, Laura L. ; Harwell, Todd S. ; Koch, Todd M. ; Anderson, Stacey L. ; Scott, Magdalena K. ; Murphy, James S. ; Holzman, Greg S. ; Tesfai, Helen F
• 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.
• Subjects:
  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 White People Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 70(14):510-513
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33830986
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8030982
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Montana
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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