Coronavirus disease 19 in minority populations of Newark, New Jersey.
Alexis K OkohChristoph SossouNeha S DangayachSherin MeledathuOluwakemi PhillipsCorinne RaczekMichael PattiNathan KangSameer A HirjiCharles CathcartChristian EngellMarc CohenSandhya NagarakantiEliahu BishburgHarpreet S GrewalPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2020)
Findings from an inter-city hospital's experience with COVID-19 among underserved minority populations showed that, more than one of every three patients were at risk for in-hospital death or morbidity. Older age and elevated inflammatory markers at presentation were associated with in-hospital death.