Disparities in Incidence of COVID-19 Among Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups in Counties Identified as Hotspots During June 5–18, 2020 — 22 States, February–June 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Moore, Jazmyn T. ; Ricaldi, Jessica N. ; Rose, Charles E. ; Fuld, Jennifer ; Parise, Monica ; Kang, Gloria J. ; Driscoll, Anne K. ; Norris, Tina ; Wilson, Nana ; Rainisch, Gabriel ; Valverde, Eduardo ; Beresovsky, Vladislav ; Agnew Brune, Christine ; Oussayef, Nadia L. ; Rose, Dale A. ; Adams, Laura E. ; Awel, Sindoos ; Villanueva, Julie ; Meaney-Delman, Dana ; Honein, Margaret A. ; Bautista, Gregory ; Cowins, Janet ; Edge, Charles ; Grant, Gail ; Gray, Robbie ; Griffing, Sean ; Hayes, Nikki ; Hughes, Laura ; Lavinghouze, Rene ; Leonard, Sarah ; Montierth, Robert ; Palipudi, Krishna ; Rayle, Victoria ; Ruiz, Andrew ; Washington, Malaika ; Davidson, Sherri ; Dillaha, Jennifer ; Herlihy, Rachel ; Blackmore, Carina ; Troelstrup, Thomas ; Edison, Laura ; Thomas, Ebony ; Pedati, Caitlin ; Ahmed, Farah ; Brown, Catherine ; Lyon Callo, Sarah ; Como-Sabetti, Kathryn ; Byers, Paul ; Sutton, Victor ; Moore, Zackary ; de Fijter, Sietske ; Zhang, Alexia ; Bell, Linda ; Dunn, John ; Pont, Stephen ; McCaffrey, Keegan ; Stephens, Emily ; Westergaard, Ryan
• Corporate Authors:
  COVID-19 State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Response Team
• Description:
  During January 1, 2020-August 10, 2020, an estimated 5 million cases of coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported in the United States* Published state and national data indicate that persons of color might be more likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19, experience more severe COVID-19-associated illness, including that requiring hospitalization, and have higher risk for death from COVID-19 (1-5). CDC examined county-level disparities in COVID-19 cases among underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in counties identified as hotspots, which are defined using algorithmic thresholds related to the number of new cases and the changes in incidence.| Disparities were defined as difference of ≥5% between the proportion of cases and the proportion of the population or a ratio ≥1.5 for the proportion of cases to the proportion of the population for underrepresented racial/ethnic groups in each county. During June 5-18, 205 counties in 33 states were identified as hotspots; among these counties, race was reported for ≥50% of cumulative cases in 79 (38.5%) counties in 22 states; 96.2% of these counties had disparities in COVID-19 cases in one or more underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic) persons were the largest group by population size (3.5 million persons) living in hotspot counties where a disproportionate number of cases among that group was identified, followed by black/African American (black) persons (2 million), American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons (61,000), Asian persons (36,000), and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander (NHPI) persons (31,000). Examining county-level data disaggregated by race/ethnicity can help identify health disparities in COVID-19 cases and inform strategies for preventing and slowing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. More complete race/ethnicity data are needed to fully inform public health decision-making. Addressing the pandemic's disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 in communities of color can reduce the community-wide impact of COVID-19 and improve health outcomes.
• Subjects:
  CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Ethnicity Health Status Disparities Humans Incidence Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Racial Groups
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(33):1122-1126
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  32817602
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7439982
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  33
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  urn:sha-512:f41f224c821e904f2ce0a5600f70818691b723535d1f4a4cdd2ebfe86b3288b48fb8eb5b4b0675264307e5342238787e96b64b3f56744b0ea3eb2999f3d4d62e
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