May 27, 2020Open Access

Hospitalization and Mortality among Black Patients and White Patients with Covid-19

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In a large cohort in Louisiana, 76.9% of the patients who were hospitalized with Covid-19 and 70.6% of those who died were black, whereas blacks comprise only 31% of the Ochsner Health population. Black race was not associated with higher in-hospital mortality than white race, after adjustment for differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on admission.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dadc4e00ab073a27839418 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa2011686

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