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COVID-19 more prevalent among Hamilton’s low-income and racialized residents: public health
COVID-19, according to a new report from public health.The analysis, which was presented to the board of health during Monday’s meeting, consists of data collected from those who responded to questions about social determinants of health like race, sex, income, career and housing.Between March 1 and Aug. 31, there were 992 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton, and 630 of those who tested positive responded to at least one social determinant question.The report said 50.9 per cent of the city’s cases were among people of colour, despite people of colour only representing 19 per cent of the population.Meanwhile, 49 per cent of local cases of the coronavirus were among white residents, who make up 81 per cent of Hamilton’s population.