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Respiratory viruses continue to circulate in Maryland, so masking remains strongly recommended when you visit Johns Hopkins Medicine clinical locations in Maryland. To protect your loved one, please do not visit if you are sick or have a COVID-19 positive test result. Get more resources on masking and COVID-19 precautions.

Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity

Communities of Color and the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19

Many may not be aware of the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 data was not being reported by race and ethnicity. Even when the data finally began to be reported by race and ethnicity, states still had a large percentage of missing data.

Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on the Black/African American (B/AA) Community

Nationwide, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Black/African American community have been devastating:

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View the latest data on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

COVID-19 in Our Communities

The situation is equally as dire in the areas surrounding our Johns Hopkins Medicine campuses in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Florida.

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Data as of February 2021. Source: covidtracking.com/race

More Resources

Damani Piggott, M.D., Ph.D., assistant dean for graduate biomedical diversity and inclusion at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses COVID-19 disparities in the Black/African American community in this video. 

Visit our COVID-19 Vaccine Equity playlist on YouTube to learn more