Disproportionate Incidence of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Persons Identifying as Hispanic or Latino — Denver, Colorado March–October 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Podewils, Laura Jean ; Burket, Tori L. ; Mettenbrink, Christie ; Steiner, Abigail ; Seidel, Allison ; Scott, Kenneth ; Cervantes, Lilia ; Hasnain-Wynia, Romana
• Description:
  Persons identifying as Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) represent the second largest racial/ethnic group in the United States (1), yet understanding of the impact of coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in this population is limited. To evaluate COVID-19 health disparities in the community and inform public health, health system, and community-based interventions, local public health authorities analyzed the sociodemographic characteristics of persons who were diagnosed, hospitalized, and who died with COVID-19 in Denver, Colorado. During the first 7 months of the COVID-19 epidemic in Denver (March 6-October 6, 2020) the majority of adult COVID-19 cases (54.8%), hospitalizations (62.1%), and deaths (51.2%) were among persons identifying as Hispanic, more than double the proportion of Hispanic adults in the Denver community (24.9%) (1). Systemic drivers that influence how Hispanic persons live and work increase their exposure risks: compared with non-Hispanic persons, Hispanic persons with COVID-19 in Denver reported larger household sizes and were more likely to report known exposures to household and close contacts with COVID-19, working in an essential industry, and working while ill. Reducing the disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 morbidity and Mortality among Hispanic persons will require implementation of strategies that address upstream social and environmental factors that contribute to an increased risk for both infection and Transmission and that facilitate improved access to culturally congruent care.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Coronavirus Infections COVID-19/Ethnology COVID-19/Mortality COVID-19/therapy Female Health Status Disparities Hispanic Or Latino Hospitalization Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(48):1812-1816
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33270613
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7714035
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  48
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:01fc52849313f9c06fd7c3a8f5baf72fa320899eac12209040756288f14a6f00ae4ec422a7b8a8f617eb8db5be0f0241dfc4f6c32b861fcfed7c369428a9c2e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98594/cdc_98594_DS1.pdf
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