Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization and In-hospital Mortality at the Height of the New York City Pandemic

Conclusions and RelevanceBlacks were more likely than Whites to require hospitalization for COVID-19 while Hispanics were more likely to experience in-hospital mortality. Further investigation into the socioeconomic factors underlying racial disparities in COVID-19 survival and severity requiring hospitalization is needed on a national scale.

http://rd.springer.com/10.1007/s40615-020-00872-x

Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - October 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research