July 21, 2020

COVID-19 and Inequity: A Comparative Spatial Analysis of New York City and Chicago Hot Spots

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Geographic Spread

• An ecological study of COVID-19 hotspots in New York City and Chicago found that hot spots included ZIP codes with lower rates of college graduates and higher proportions of people of color; however, household size had a stronger effect than population density. New York City hotspots tended to be among more working-class and middle-income neighborhoods, while Chicago’s hot spots occurred more commonly among the neighborhoods with high rates of poverty and unemployment.  

Maroko et al. (July 20, 2020). COVID-19 and Inequity: A Comparative Spatial Analysis of New York City and Chicago Hot Spots. Journal of Urban Health. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-020-00468-0