COVID-19 Outbreak — New York City, February 29–June 1, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Thompson, Corinne N. ; Baumgartner, Jennifer ; Pichardo, Carolina ; Toro, Brian ; Li, Lan ; Arciuolo, Robert ; Chan, Pui Ying ; Chen, Judy ; Culp, Gretchen ; Davidson, Alexander ; Devinney, Katelynn ; Dorsinville, Alan ; Eddy, Meredith ; English, Michele ; Fireteanu, Ana Maria ; Graf, Laura ; Geevarughese, Anita ; Greene, Sharon K. ; Guerra, Kevin ; Huynh, Mary ; Hwang, Christina ; Iqbal, Maryam ; Jessup, Jillian ; Knorr, Jillian ; Latash, Julia ; Lee, Ellen ; Lee, Kristen ; Li, Wenhui ; Mathes, Robert ; McGibbon, Emily ; McIntosh, Natasha ; Montesano, Matthew ; Moore, Miranda S. ; Murray, Kenya ; Ngai, Stephanie ; Paladini, Marc ; Paneth-Pollak, Rachel ; Parton, Hilary ; Peterson, Eric ; Pouchet, Renee ; Ramachandran, Jyotsna ; Reilly, Kathleen ; Sanderson Slutsker, Jennifer ; Van Wye, Gretchen ; Wahnich, Amanda ; Winters, Ann ; Layton, Marcelle ; Jones, Lucretia ; Reddy, Vasudha ; Fine, Anne
• Description:
  New York City (NYC) was an epicenter of the coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States during spring 2020 (1). During March-May 2020, approximately 203,000 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). To obtain more complete data, DOHMH used supplementary information sources and relied on direct data importation and matching of patient identifiers for data on hospitalization status, the occurrence of death, race/ethnicity, and presence of underlying medical conditions. The highest rates of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths were concentrated in communities of color, high-poverty areas, and among persons aged ≥75 years or with underlying conditions. The crude fatality rate was 9.2% overall and 32.1% among hospitalized patients. Using these data to prevent additional infections among NYC residents during subsequent waves of the pandemic, particularly among those at highest risk for hospitalization and death, is critical. Mitigating COVID-19 Transmission among vulnerable groups at high risk for hospitalization and death is an urgent priority. Similar to NYC, other jurisdictions might find the use of supplementary information sources valuable in their efforts to prevent COVID-19 infections.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged BetacoronaVirus Child Child, Preschool Clinical Laboratory Techniques CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Outbreak Report Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(46):1725-1729
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33211680
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7676643
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York City, NY
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  46
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4adfa69b73ba4b756e144aa8f7766cb2224dace3933399a5b3eeeeddd513977d61e95ac5d6043325766ac14b26f87c188ec0d0db2212f66021aa13e8d685009
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/97920/cdc_97920_DS1.pdf
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