Racial and ethnic inequities in the early distribution of U.S. COVID-19 testing sites and mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2020, early U.S. COVID-19 testing sites offered diagnostic capacity to patients and were important sources of epidemiological data about the spread of the novel pandemic disease. However, little research has comprehensively described American testing sites' distribution by race/ethnicity and sought to identify any relation to known disparities in COVID-19 outcomes.

Methods

Locations of U.S. COVID-19 testing sites were gathered from 16 April to 28 May 2020. Geographic testing disparities were evaluated with comparisons of the demographic makeup of zip codes around each testing site versus Monte Carlo simulations, aggregated to statewide and nationwide levels. State testing disparities were compared with statewide disparities in mortality observed one to 3 weeks

SUBMITTER: Dalva-Baird NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8420583 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature