Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 16, 2020

Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died from COVID-19 — United States, May–August 2020

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Among COVID-19–associated deaths reported to the US National Vital Statistics System from May to August, deaths in people over the age of 65 and members of minority racial and ethnic groups were disproportionately represented. Analysis of 114,411 COVID-19–associated deaths found that 51% were among non-Hispanic white individuals, 24% were among Hispanic or Latino individuals, and 19% were among non-Hispanic Black individuals. The percentage of deaths among Hispanic individuals increased from 16% in May to 26% in August, and a geographic shift in deaths occurred from the Northeast into the South and West during this time.

Gold et al. (Oct 16, 2020). Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died from COVID-19 — United States, May–August 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6942e1