Variation in COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths Across New York City Boroughs
Rishi K. Wadhera, Priya Wadhera, Prakriti Gaba, José F. Figueroa, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Robert W. Yeh, Changyu Shen
Abstract
This study describes demographic characteristics and hospital bed capacities of the 5 New York City boroughs, and evaluates whether differences in testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hospitalizations, and deaths have emerged as a signal of racial, ethnic, and financial disparities.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Ethnic groupDemographyGerontologyPandemicDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyOutbreakInternal medicineAnthropologySociologyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts