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