December 3, 2020

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

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): disparities

• During the first 7 months (March-October) of the COVID-19 epidemic in Denver, Colorado, a majority of adult COVID-19 cases (55%), hospitalizations (62%), and deaths (51%) were among Hispanic adults, despite Hispanic individuals representing only 25% of the population. Compared to symptomatic non-Hispanic adults, a higher proportion of symptomatic Hispanic adults reported working while ill, working in essential industries, living in households of 5 or more people, and delays in testing after symptom onset.

Podewils et al. (Dec 4, 2020). Disproportionate Incidence of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Persons Identifying as Hispanic or Latino — Denver, Colorado March–October 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a3