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CDC Hospital Data Point To Racial Disparity In COVID-19 Cases

By Allison Aubrey,
Joe Neel
Published April 8, 2020 at 12:43 PM MDT
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In a study of the early coronavirus epidemic in the U.S., a third of people who were hospitalized were African American. Top risk factors were high blood pressure and obesity.

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Allison Aubrey
Allison Aubrey is a correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She's also a contributor to the PBS NewsHour and is one of the hosts of NPR's Life Kit.
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Joe Neel
Joe Neel is NPR's deputy senior supervising editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk.
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