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April 12, 2021
Emergency Department Visits for COVID-19 by Race and Ethnicity — 13 States, October–December 2020
Between October and December 2020, data from 13 US states indicate that the rate of emergency department (ED) visits for COVID-19 was 1.7 times higher among Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons, and 1.4 times higher among Black persons, than white persons. Hispanic, AI/AN, and Black persons had significantly more COVID-19–related ED…
Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations, by Region — United States, March – December 2020
Based on hospitalization discharge data from each of the four US census regions, the age-adjusted COVID-19 proportionate hospitalization ratios (aPHRs) were highest for Hispanic or Latino patients (range 2.7-3.9) relative to non-Hispanic white patients. Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalization were largest during May–July 2020, and while aPHRs declined for most racial and ethnic…
April 9, 2021
Notes from the Field : COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Program — Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota, September–November 2020
In September 2020, a CDC-assisted, tribally managed COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing program for the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota was implemented in response to increasing incidence of COVID-19. Between September 29 and November 20, 2020, 317 persons with confirmed COVID-19 and 667 close contacts were reported. 80% of patients with confirmed COVID-19…
Mortality Among US Patients Hospitalized With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in 2020
A large, retrospective US cohort study of persons hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection (N=503,409) found that in-hospital mortality declined across all age groups between March 1 and November 1, 2020 from 20% to 9%. This finding was not explained by a change in the proportion of hospitalized patients by age, which was fairly stable throughout the…
April 8, 2021
Association of Human Mobility Restrictions and Race/Ethnicity–Based, Sex-Based, and Income-Based Factors With Inequities in Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
African American and Hispanic individuals, women, and households with low income were disproportionately affected by adverse social and mental health outcomes during lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a large population-representative cross-sectional survey of over 1 million US respondents from April to July 2020. On average, every 10% reduction in…
April 6, 2021
Estimates and Projections of COVID-19 and Parental Death in the US
An estimated 37,300 children aged 0-17 years in the US had lost at least 1 parent due to COVID-19 by February 2021, of which roughly 3 in 4 are adolescents aged 10-17 years. Estimates were computed by taking current COVID-19 mortality estimates (479,000) and applying a bereavement multiplier (number of children parentally bereaved per COVID-19…
April 5, 2021
A Multicountry Perspective on Gender Differences in Time Use during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, women spent more time than men on tasks such as childcare and household chores, according to responses from eight cross-sectional surveys and one longitudinal survey of adults in the US, Canada, Denmark, Brazil, and Spain (n = 31,141). These differences were stronger for parents. The authors note that to the extent…
Health Literacy, Digital Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Pandemic Attitudes and Behaviors in U.S. College Students: Implications for Interventions
Among 256 US college students surveyed in June 2020, only 49% reported adequate health literacy (HL) and 57% found digital health literacy (DHL) tasks easy overall. DHL tasks included searching for health information online. Both HL and DHL were independently associated with overall compliance with basic preventive practices for COVID-19. Higher DHL was significantly associated…
April 1, 2021
Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Hospitalization, and Mortality Among US Nursing Home Residents
Individual-level factors were more likely to be associated with risk of SARS-CoV-2-related hospitalization and death than risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a retrospective longitudinal cohort study of over 482,000 long-stay nursing home residents, risk of hospitalization was associated with BMI >45; male sex; Hispanic, Black, or Asian race/ethnicity; comorbidities; and older age (>90 years). In…
Death Certificate–Based ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for COVID-19 Mortality Surveillance — United States, January–December 2020
The number of US death certificates from 2020 listing COVID-19 and at least one other co-occurring diagnosis were consistent with the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19 in 2020 (approximately 375,000) reported to the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Among 378,048 death certificates including the ICD-10 code for COVID-19, 5.5% (20,915) only listed that…
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