TABLE 2. Emergency department (ED) visits per 100,000 persons, by age group and race/ethnicity — 13 states,* October 1–December 31, 2020.
| Age group, yrs and race/ethnicity | No. of all ED visits | No. (%) of ED visits for COVID-19† | COVID-19 ED visits per 100,000 population§ | RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All ages
|
5,794,050
|
282,220 (4.9)
|
380
|
—
|
|
0–17
| ||||
|
All
|
573,105
|
10,049 (1.8)
|
62
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
124,665 |
3,602 (2.9) |
110 |
2.63 (2.51–2.75) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
5,966 |
125 (2.1) |
76 |
1.80 (1.51–2.15) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
13,890 |
337 (2.4) |
34 |
0.82 (0.73–0.92) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
114,400 |
1,986 (1.7) |
86 |
2.04 (1.94–2.16) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
314,184 |
3,999 (1.3) |
42 |
Referent |
|
18–29 | ||||
|
All
|
1,001,194
|
28,198 (2.8)
|
231
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
178,845 |
8,657 (4.8) |
431 |
2.64 (2.56–2.71) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
9,803 |
425 (4.3) |
345 |
2.11 (1.91–2.32) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
20,715 |
960 (4.6) |
110 |
0.68 (0.63–0.72) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
270,926 |
5,984 (2.2) |
345 |
2.11 (2.05–2.18) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
520,905 |
12,172 (2.3) |
163 |
Referent |
|
30–44 | ||||
|
All
|
1,228,221
|
49,760 (4.1)
|
343
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
193,951 |
14,933 (7.7) |
669 |
2.77 (2.71–2.83) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
15,167 |
970 (6.4) |
742 |
3.07 (2.88–3.27) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
29,106 |
2,132 (7.3) |
183 |
0.76 (0.73–0.79) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
295,671 |
9,507 (3.2) |
529 |
2.19 (2.14–2.24) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
694,326 |
22,218 (3.2) |
242 |
Referent |
|
45–64 | ||||
|
All
|
1,525,724
|
91,806 (6.0)
|
480
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
176,102 |
20,730 (11.8) |
1,086 |
2.92 (2.88–2.97) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
15,996 |
1,333 (8.3) |
844 |
2.27 (2.15–2.40) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
31,620 |
4,040 (12.8) |
376 |
1.01 (0.98–1.04) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
310,487 |
14,459 (4.7) |
658 |
1.77 (1.74–1.80) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
991,519 |
51,244 (5.2) |
372 |
Referent |
|
65–74 | ||||
|
All
|
682,578
|
46,618 (6.8)
|
646
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
47,429 |
6,435 (13.6) |
1,577 |
2.83 (2.76–2.91) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
4,967 |
517 (10.4) |
1,025 |
1.84 (1.69–2.01) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
14,302 |
1,781 (12.5) |
562 |
1.01 (0.96–1.06) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
96,551 |
5,766 (6.0) |
857 |
1.54 (1.50–1.58) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
519,329 |
32,119 (6.2) |
556 |
Referent |
|
≥75
| ||||
|
All
|
783,228
|
55,789 (7.1)
|
1102
|
—
|
| Hispanic |
38,390 |
4,847 (12.6) |
2,027 |
1.91 (1.85–1.96) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
3,229 |
369 (11.4) |
1,302 |
1.22 (1.11–1.36) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
15,410 |
1,538 (10.0) |
781 |
0.73 (0.70–0.77) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
71,051 |
4,575 (6.4) |
1,097 |
1.03 (1.00–1.06) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 655,148 | 44,460 (6.8) | 1,063 | Referent |
Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; A/PI = Asian or Pacific Islander; RR = rate ratio; CI = confidence interval.
* Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
† ED visits for COVID-19 are defined as ED visits with any of the following: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes U07.1 or J12.82 or Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) codes 840539006, 840544004, or 840533007.
§ Race/ethnicity–specific age-stratified visit rates per 100,000 population were calculated using population denominators from the National Center for Health Statistics 2019 bridged-race postcensal population estimates (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/bridged_race.htm); 38,199 (13.5%) ED visits with patient ethnicity data missing or visits with patient ethnicity identified as non-Hispanic/Latino but missing patient race data were not included in this analysis. Patient race or patient ethnicity categorized as “unknown,” “not categorized,” and “refused to answer” are considered missing.