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Disparities in COVID-19 Incidence, Hospitalizations, and Testing, by Area-Level Deprivation — Utah, March 3–July 9, 2020
1,2; Mike Friedrichs, MS1; Shelly Wagstaff1; Kylie Sage, MS1; Nathan LaCross, PhD1; David Bui, PhD2; Keegan McCaffrey1; Bree Barbeau, MPH1; Andrea George, MPH3; Carolyn Rose, MPH4; Sarah Willardson, MPH5; Amy Carter6; Christopher Smoot, MPH7; Allyn Nakashima, MD1; Angela Dunn, MD1 (View author affiliations)COVID-19 has disproportionately affected socially disadvantaged groups.During March 3–June 9, 2020, odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection in very high-deprivation areas of Utah were three times higher than those in very low-deprivation areas; rates of hospitalization and testing were also higher in higher-deprivation areas.