Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospitalization and Mortality in Patients With COVID 19 in New York City
Key Points Question Do outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) differ by race/ethnicity, and are observed disparities associated with comorbidity and neighborhood characteristics? Findings This cohort study including 9722 patients found that Black and Hispanic patients were more likely than White patients to test positive for COVID 19. Among patients hospitalized with COVID 19 infection, Black patients were less likely than White patients to have severe illness and to die or be discharged to hospice. Meaning Although Black patients were more likely than White patients to test positive for COVID 19, after hospitalization they had lower mortality, suggesting that neighborhood characteristics may explain the disproportionately higher out of hospital COVID 19 mortality among Black individuals.
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