Infection risk may be more related to the number of people in your home - not your hometown.
Urban density has been linked to the spread of COVID-19 in New York City. But it goes further than that, according to medical doctors and researchers.
“There’s a difference between population density and crowding,” said Dr. Uché Blackstock, an emergency medicine physician and the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which aims to eliminate racialized health disparities. “Crowding is defined as more than one person per room in an apartment or house....
About 143,582 people lived in that area in 2018, according to data available from New York University’s Furman Center, which conducts research on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy. The median household income there was $137,130, about 111% more than citywide median household income , with nearly 70% of residents self-identifying as white. About 8% identified as Hispanic and 3.2% identified as Black.
The privilege of social distance Many of these neighborhoods that have had the most cases of the virus often have residents living more than one person to a room, according to the Columbia study. That means that someone showing symptoms of the virus may not have a place to isolate themselves. Addressing disparities The implications of the study could inform the city’s health department as it navigates the next phases of the pandemic, or the potential second or third wave of the virus.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion | Why Cornell Will Reopen in the FallFrom WSJopinion: Cornell University will reopen for the fall semester, tracking and isolating Covid cases, write Michael I. Kotlikoff and Martha E. Pollack, provost and president of Cornell
Read more »
Taxes may be the top reason why Americans want to renounce their citizenshipWherever you live and regardless of where you work, the taxman is expecting a slice of your income. Seven out of 10 U.S. citizens abroad don't think they should have to file with the IRS, according to a survey by Greenback Expat Tax Services.
Read more »
Why Apple, Google, and 91 other companies are now voicing support for the Equal Rights Amendment“The signatories say that they are all deeply committed to the principles of gender equality, diversity, and inclusion—and to the ERA as a means of advancing those goals.”
Read more »
'Why We Swim' by Bonnie Tsui is July's book club readJournalist Bonnie Tsui, author of 'Why We Swim,' joins the L.A. Times Book Club for a July 28 virtual meetup.
Read more »