A breakdown by race and ethnicity shows the disproportionate coronavirus infection rates among Hispanics and Blacks, far beyond their share of the population.
Black people, Hispanics and those with underlying conditions -- especially men and elderly people -- faced higher risks from Covid-19, the data show.Below are a few major findings from the report, which samples data from January 22 through May 30.Percentage of total cases vs. percentage of US populationRace and ethnicity data were available for about 600,000, or 45%, of cases studied, and specific underlying conditions were available for about 287,000, or 22%, of cases studied.
For the same subset of 287,320 cases, deaths were 12 times higher, overall, among patients who reported underlying conditions. When broken down by gender, a greater percentage of male patients with underlying conditions died than did female patients with underlying conditions. Data on the same subset of cases were also broken down by age group. Those with underlying conditions had hospitalization rates at least double the hospitalization rates of those without underlying conditions.
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