As of May 7, 2020 in New York City, NY,  there was greater age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rates of Latino individuals (187 per 100 000) and African American individuals (184 per 100 000), than of White (93 per 100 000) individuals. 

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As of May 6, 2020, preliminary case data and estimates of mortality in the United States shows distribution differences by race/ethnicity. 
In Chicago, IL, rates of COVID-19 cases were greatest among Latino individuals, with 1000 cases per 100000 people. 
For African American/Black individuals, there were 925 COVID-19 cases per 100000 individuals.
For those with "other" races (not Latino, Black, or White) there were 865 COVID-19 cases per 1000000 individuals.
For White individuals, there were 389 COVID-19 cases per 100000 individuals. 

Racial Differences of Individuals with COVID-19, United States

Due to differences in testing and case definitions, as well as how new COVID-19 is, the fatality of the virus is not well-defined yet.

Fatality of COVID-19

Hooper M, Napoles A, Perez-Stable E. (2020). COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.8598

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2766098

COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities

African American/black individuals had a much higher mortality rate (73 COVID-19 cases per 100 000 individuals) compared to Latino individuals (36 COVID-19 cases per 100000 individuals) and White individuals (22 COVID-19 cases per 100000 individuals).

COVID-19 Mortality Differences by Race, United States

COVID-19 Mortality Differences by Race, NYC, United States

Data on COVID-19 in U.S. counties (both cases and deaths) were used in an attempt to illustrate racial disparities in COVID-19 disease. 

Overview of the Differential Impacts of COVID-19 on Black Communities 

On July 27, 2020, the number of confirmed cases was 16,523,815
 worldwide, with 655,112 deaths resulting in a crude fatality rate of 4.0%..

Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19

The sum of all stages of the product of the probability of dying from the disease at a given stage and the probability of surviving to that stage. The case fatality risk proportion of COVID-19 is less often used than case fatality rate and is still being determined with ongoing research.

Case Fatality Risk Proportion of COVID-19

Fatality of COVID-19 by Continent

When identifying COVID-19 associated deaths, it's important to understand what methods are being used to compile the fatality statistics. It is possible to underestimate the severity of the pandemic if deaths aren't appropriately accounted for.
- Confirmed COVID-19 associated death
- Probable COVID-19 associated death
- Excess death

Types of COVID-19 Associated Deaths

Studies of COVID-19 Patient Mortality Categorized by Geographic Region 

IFR stands for infection mortality rate and it represents the proportion of infected people who will die (including those who don't get tested/don't show symptoms). It is one of the most important statistics when studying disease. The current best estimate of COVID-19 is 0.5-1%.

IFR of COVID-19

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