Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

December 17, 2020

Health Center Testing for SARS-CoV-2 During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 5–October 2, 2020

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  • Patient data from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded health centers found higher testing rates among members of racial/ethnic minority groups, indicating a degree of success in the health centers’ capacity to reach minority groups at increased risk for COVID-19. Among persons with known race/ethnicity who received testing (n=2,506,935), 36% were Hispanic/Latino, 38% were white, and 20% were Black; among those with known race/ethnicity with positive test results, 56% were Hispanic/Latino, 24% were white, and 15% were Black. These proportions are higher than national estimates which indicate 15% of patients tested and 12% of those who received positive test results are Black.

Romero et al. (Dec 18, 2020). Health Center Testing for SARS-CoV-2 During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 5–October 2, 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6950a3