December 1, 2020

COVID-19 Infection among People with HIV in New York City: A Population-Level Analysis of Linked Surveillance Data

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): co-infection, ny

While people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were not overrepresented among COVID-19 cases in New York City (NYC), a greater proportion of PLWHA experienced adverse COVID-19-related outcomes. Lab-confirmed COVID-19 case and death data matched against the NYC HIV surveillance registry identified 2,410 PLWHA (1% of all reported COVID-19 cases vs. 1.5% HIV prevalence in NYC). A higher proportion of PLWHA with COVID-19 were older, male, Black or Latino, and living in high-poverty neighborhoods compared to all NYC PLWHA and all NYC COVID-19 cases. Compared with all NYC COVID-19 cases, a higher proportion of PLWHA with COVID-19 experienced hospitalization, intensive care unit admission and/or death. 

Braunstein et al. (Nov 30, 2020). COVID-19 Infection among People with HIV in New York City: A Population-Level Analysis of Linked Surveillance Data. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1793