Abstract
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and disproportionate effect on poor and vulnerable communities in Queens, New York. Community-level factors are likely the root causes of these disparities. Using publicly available data, we conducted a descriptive analysis by examining community-level factors among two communities in New York City: a district with the highest rates of COVID-19 cases and a district with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths. We extracted data on demographics, health status, access to healthcare, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental characteristics on these two communities from public records on June 11, 2020. The community with the highest rate of COVID-19 cases had lower education, limited English proficiency, and severe overcrowding. In contrast, the community with the highest rate of deaths experiences more health disparities, avoidable hospitalizations, and premature deaths. This study adds to the existing literature on COVID-19 affecting vulnerable communities with high incidence and mortality.
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