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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2020

01-10-2020 | COVID-19 | Concise Research Report

Association Between County-Level Racial and Ethnic Characteristics and COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the USA

Authors: Christopher A. Scannell, MD, PhD, Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, MD, MPH, Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in over 1.5 million infections and 100,000 deaths in the USA. Early reports indicated that communities with high proportions of racial and ethnic minorities may be disproportionately affected. However, existing evidence is limited to studies that examined simple correlations without adjustments for potential confounders1 or compared counties in a single state (Massachusetts).2 Another recent study sought to answer this question by using national county-level data, but compared counties with disproportionately high numbers of Black residents—which are predominantly (91%) located in the South—versus counties with a lower proportion of Black residents across states. Therefore, the study effectively compared the South versus other regions of the USA.3 More importantly, states vary substantially in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, not accounting for state characteristics may lead to biased estimates of the relationship between the proportion of Black residents and the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks. …
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Metadata
Title
Association Between County-Level Racial and Ethnic Characteristics and COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the USA
Authors
Christopher A. Scannell, MD, PhD
Carlos Irwin A. Oronce, MD, MPH
Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keyword
COVID-19
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06083-8

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