U.S. Covid pandemic disproportionately affected younger Americans of color-- study

Covid pandemic disproportionately affected younger Americans of color, says study Older Americans had highest number of deaths, but younger Americans of color had highest disease rates The Guardian

Although older Americans had the highest number of deaths in the Covid-19 pandemic, younger Americans had the highest rates compared with the overall population – especially among people of color, according to a new study.

And in two groups – Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and Native American or Alaska Native – working-age people (ages 25 to 64) had the greatest increase in mortality of any age group.

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