People of color sickened disproportionally by COVID-19 in Colorado

The coronavirus sickens people of color in Colorado at a higher rate than their representation in the population, according to data released on Aug. 20 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, bolstering other data nationwide that shows similar findings.Here, Black and Hispanic people have been hospitalized at disproportionately high rates, the CDPHE reports.Hispanic people have accounted for nearly 38 percent of all hospitalized patients, though they represent about 22