Higher COVID19 Mortality in Black Adults Linked to Essential Work?
Image Credits; Associated Press of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, September 21 (Online Int’l): A new study finds that performing many low paid but essential jobs puts people at a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It also finds that black people in the United States are more likely to have these higher risk jobs. This could expose them disproportionately to a higher risk of infection.
The research, which took place at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, reveals that Non-Hispanic Black people are more likely than Non-Hispanic white people to hold occupations considered essential, meaning that they continued to work during state lockdowns.
The team collected data on COVID19 deaths between April 9 and April 24, 2020. At that time, a total of 35 states and the District of Columbia published the number of deaths by racial group.
This analysis adds to existing evidence that suggests higher COVID19 mortality rates among non-Hispanic Black people.
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