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COVID-19 disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. What is added by this report? Within each U.S. Census region, the proportion of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was highest for Hispanic or Latino patients. Racial and ethnic disparities were largest during May–July 2020 and became less pronounced as the pandemic spread throughout the country; however, disparities remained in December 2020 in all regions. What are the implications for public health practice? Understanding the social determinants of health contributing to geographic and temporal d...

What is already known about this topic? Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Black persons have higher rates of hospitalization and death attributable to COVID-19 than do White persons. What is added by this report? Data from 13 states indicate that compared with White persons, Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native persons experienced 1.7 times the rate, and Black persons experienced 1.4 times the rate of emergency department care visits for COVID-19 during October–December 2020. What are the implications for public health practice? Emergency department COVID-19 visit dat...