Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in Novel Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) Test Positivity in North Carolina.
Nicholas A TurnerWilliam PanViviana S Martinez-BianchiGabriela M Maradiaga PanayottiArrianna M PlaneyChristopher W WoodsPaul M LantosPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
The odds of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 were higher for both black and Hispanic individuals, as well as within neighborhoods with a higher proportion of black or Hispanic residents-confirming that black and Hispanic communities are disproportionately affected by SARS-CoV-2.