Hawaii COVID-19 Hospitalizations Vary Widely By Race And Ethnicity - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii COVID-19 Hospitalizations Vary Widely By Race And Ethnicity
The state Department of Health posted COVID-19 hospitalization data by race on its website Monday for the first time since the pandemic began. Reading time: 2 minutes.
More Pacific Islanders, excluding Native Hawaiians, have been hospitalized for COVID-19 than members of any other racial or ethnic community in Hawaii, comprising 33% of Hawaii coronavirus hospitalizations even though they make up just 4% of the state’s population.
As of Monday, 339 Pacific Islanders have been hospitalized for the coronavirus, more than three times the number of white Hawaii residents and nearly three times as many Japanese residents in the islands.