Health Equity

Counties with large Asian, Black or Hispanic populations had higher number of Covid-19 cases, CDC says

Abstract: Counties in the United States with large Black, Asian and Hispanic populations were hit harder by Covid-19 in the early months of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Publication: CNN

Date Published: March 24, 2021

Author(s): Deidre McPhillips

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