Does ethnicity influence the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2
infection?
Data on ethnicity and COVID-19 are scarce and further research on
ethnicity and COVID-19 outcomes is needed.225 However,
the data available show a disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths in
Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. In fact, one third of UK
ICU admissions are reportedly from them.226 In the
USA, African Americans had more COVID-19 diagnoses and deaths, after
adjusting for age, poverty, comorbidities, and epidemic duration. These
disparities are also seen in the Hispanic and Asian
communities.227