Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization and In-hospital Mortality at the Height of the New York City Pandemic.
Benjamin D RenelusNeil C KhouryKarthik ChandrasekaranEzana BekeleWilliam M BriggsAlexander IvanovSmruti R MohantyDaniel Sabido JamoraboPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2020)
Blacks were more likely than Whites to require hospitalization for COVID-19 while Hispanics were more likely to experience in-hospital mortality. Further investigation into the socioeconomic factors underlying racial disparities in COVID-19 survival and severity requiring hospitalization is needed on a national scale.