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The study involved 14,505 patients who were tested for COVID-19 from March 19 to Aug. 20, 2020, a period that included the spring surge and a partial reopening of the economy during the summer. Seventy percent of those tested self-reported as being Hispanic/Latino and two-thirds were women.
Of the Hispanic/Latino patients, 25.5% were positive, the study found, compared to 15.7% of “Non-Hispanic (NH) Blacks.” Just over 14% of Non-Hispanic “others” were positive, with 6.6% of “NH Whites.”
“This is among the first studies to evaluate changes in rates of SARS-CoV-2 among Hispanic/Latinos over time and during phased reopening, and demonstrates persistently high positivity rates and incidence in this population,” the study authors wrote.
Providence Community Health Centers provides a big safety net to keep community healthy
FEELING SAFE: In 2019, two Providence Community Health Centers locations were designated as LGBTQ “Safe Zones” by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. From left are Dr. Andrew Saal, chief medical officer; Merrill Thomas, CEO and president; Michael Spoerri, health center director; Guillaume Bagal, former head of diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; and health center staffers Maria Quiroa, Ester DaCruz and Diane Sette. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS Health Care: Providence Community Health Centers AS THE LARGEST primary health care provider in Providence, and with a patient base of more than 60,000, Providence Community Health Centers cannot help but tackle diversity head on every day. But it is the organization’s commitment to inclusion that makes PCHC so…