Study finds disproportionate hospitalizations for Blacks and Hispanics in Minnesota with COVID-19

Study finds disproportionate hospitalizations for Blacks and Hispanics in Minnesota with COVID-19

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Pretty wide gaps here. The Star Tribune’s Christopher Snowbeck reports: “A new study finds that African-Americans in Minnesota and 11 other states are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at a rate that exceeds their share of the population. It’s the latest in a series of reports showing how the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minority groups. … In Minnesota, researchers found that Blacks account for about 25% of COVID-19 hospitalizations, even though their share of the population is much lower, about 7%. Hispanics in Minnesota account for about 16% of COVID-19 […]

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