New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).In the United States, Black, Hispanic, and other racial minorities are more likely than whites to contract, be hospitalized, or die with COVID-19.
Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal that Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians are nearly three times as likely as whites to contract the virus and almost five times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Furthermore, all three groups are more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people, with Black people twice as likely to die.