3.5 times higher risk of death from COVID-19, compared with white people in the country.Another study, analyzing health data from U.S.
veterans, found that Hispanic and Black Americans were twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 than their white peers.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Yet another study confirmed that “There were excess COVID-19 deaths across all ages” among Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Alaska Native populations, compared with the deaths among white people in the U.S.The CDC also report that these same populations have a higher risk of infection, hospitalization, and death related to COVID-19 than the.