Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Based on Race of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in a New Orleans Cohort.
Victoria SilverAndrew G ChappleAllison H FeibusJeremy BeckfordNatalie A HalapinDelphi BaruaAngellica GordonWill BaumgartnerSeth VignesCullen ClarkSanjay KambojStephen C LimScott P MackeyPaula S SealJoseph M KanterCaryn BellMeredith Edwards ClementPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
Our results demonstrate minor racial differences in comorbidities or disease severity at presentation, and day 14 outcomes were not different between groups. However, Black patients were disproportionately represented in hospitalizations, suggesting that prevention efforts should include strategies to limit SARS-CoV-2 exposures and transmission in Black communities as one step toward reducing COVID-19-related racial inequities.