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applegrove

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Sat May 2, 2020, 06:06 PM May 2020

African Americans account for 80 percent of Georgia coronavirus hospitalizations: study

African Americans account for 80 percent of Georgia coronavirus hospitalizations: study

BY JESSIE HELLMANN at the Hill

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/495339-african-americans-account-for-80-percent-of-georgia-coronavirus

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African Americans in Georgia are hospitalized for COVID-19 at far higher rates than their white counterparts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presenting another stark reminder of the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on people of color. 

In a sample of 305 patients admitted in March to eight Georgia hospitals — seven which were in Atlanta — 83.2 percent were black, while 10.8 percent were white, and 3.4 percent were Hispanic. 

Researchers said the proportion of hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were black was “higher than expected” compared with overall hospitalizations. For example, at four of the hospitals, 80 percent of COVID-19 patients were black, compared with 47 percent of patients overall during the month of March. 

“It is critical that public health officials ensure that prevention activities prioritize communities and racial groups most affected by COVID-19,” the researchers wrote. 

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African Americans account for 80 percent of Georgia coronavirus hospitalizations: study (Original Post) applegrove May 2020 OP
I'm guessing their jobs expose them more. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #1
And living in food desserts where you can't get healthy food. applegrove May 2020 #3
Yeah, that too. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #7
Killing off black people is how Red Don thinks he's going to win in November uponit7771 May 2020 #2
Probably why he dug up Michelle's garden at the White House. nt applegrove May 2020 #5
i noticed this in michigan too... Takket May 2020 #4
No doubt why there were swasticas in the Demonstration two days ago. nt applegrove May 2020 #6

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,848 posts)
1. I'm guessing their jobs expose them more.
Sat May 2, 2020, 06:52 PM
May 2020

Also, a recent review of data in New York indicated that hypertension, obesity and diabetes (in that order) were the biggest risk factors for Covid-19.

African Americans have the highest rate of hypertension.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551930035X

And the highest rate of obesity.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

And a higher rate of diabetes (with Native Americans at the highest).
https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/statistics-about-diabetes

Not to mention worse healthcare, in general.

Takket

(21,425 posts)
4. i noticed this in michigan too...
Sat May 2, 2020, 06:56 PM
May 2020

we were shut down here for about 4 weeks and no one complained at all, until it starting coming out how disproportionately this was effecting blacks, especially in Detroit, and then all of a sudden the MAGAt crowd starting protesting and throwing fits over the shutdown.......... they think the virus will just wipe out the blacks and that's why they want it to spread.

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