coronavirus demographics

Minorities continue to die of COVID-19 at higher rates in Monroe County

Data from the Monroe County public health department shows racial and ethnic minorities dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than white residents of the...
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Fri, 06/19/2020 - 1:58pm
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Protest during a pandemic? Leaders say it can be good for public health in the long term

As demonstrators gathered in downtown Rochester last week in protests against police brutality spurred by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Dr...
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Mon, 06/08/2020 - 9:13am
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African Americans dying of COVID-19 at almost triple the rate of white people in Monroe County

African Americans in Monroe County have higher rates of COVID-19 diagnoses, hospitalizations, and deaths than any other racial or ethnic group,...
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Fri, 06/05/2020 - 3:10pm
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Rochester nonprofit sets up free COVID-19 early detection sites in minority communities

Common Ground Health, a Rochester nonprofit organization, began screening people for COVID-19 symptoms at free clinics around the city on Saturday. The...
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Sun, 05/17/2020 - 6:46am
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Four more die of COVID-19 in Monroe County

The Monroe County public health department said Friday that four more people have died of COVID-19 in the county, bringing the total death toll to 143....
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Fri, 05/08/2020 - 3:41pm
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Health providers opening clinics to increase coronavirus test access for people of color

Administrators at two Rochester health providers said Tuesday that they are opening clinics in areas of the city where many people of color live. Jordan...
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Tue, 04/21/2020 - 3:13pm
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URMC contributes to national coronavirus surveillance

The University of Rochester has contributed research to a national effort to track the spread and health impacts of the novel coronavirus. The group’s...
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Mon, 04/20/2020 - 9:44am
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State data demonstrates vulnerability of nursing home residents to COVID-19

One-eighth of all the COVID-19 deaths in Monroe County were residents at a single nursing home: St. John’s Home in Rochester, according to data...
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Fri, 04/17/2020 - 2:54pm
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Six more die from COVID-19 in Monroe County as number of hospitalized holds steady

The day after the Monroe County public health department reported a 24-hour period with no COVID-19 deaths, the death toll climbed by six in one day....
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Tue, 04/14/2020 - 1:40pm
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Monroe County reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths

The Monroe County public health department reported six more deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total death toll to 46. Half of the dead are...
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Fri, 04/10/2020 - 2:33pm
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