Asian Americans accounted for 52% of COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco, researchers say.
The findings raise questions about the scale of testing in San Francisco, Nguyen said. The numbers showing a low infection rate among Asian Americans — which contribute to the figures showing a higher mortality rate — may be driven by disparities in testing and diagnosis, he said.and other social inequities Asian American communities have faced for decades, which are further exacerbated amid the COVID-19 pandemic," Jeffrey B.
"In some health metrics it's true," he said."But we don't want people to think when it comes to COVID, Asian Americans are any more protected, because then of course they won't do the right thing to keep themselves from getting infected and dying from it."
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