blacks/african americans are 5 times more likely to develop covid-19
blacks/african americans are 5 times more likely to develop covid-19
in a multivariable model including estimates for age, copd, heart disease, housing density and black/african american race, the only variables that remained associated with positive covid-19 testing with a probability greater than chance were the proportion of black/african american residents and proportion of older persons.", "there was a nearly five-fold increase in the risk of a positive covid-19 test.", "during the early months of the pandemic, the report asserts that blacks were more likely to have preexisting conditions that predispose them to covid-19 infection, less likely to have health insurance, and more likely to work in jobs that do not accommodate remote work."


































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