Fig 1. COVID-19 and asthma in areas with high social and/or environmental vulnerability.
(A) High SVI was associated with higher average cumulative COVID-19 incidence rates early in the pandemic, whereas PM2.5 was associated with higher rates later in the pandemic. Cumulative COVID-19 incidence was elevated in areas of high Ozone at all points during the pandemic. (B) Asthma hospitalization as well as estimated asthma prevalence followed a similar pattern with higher rates of both being associated with high SVI and high Ozone. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals; asterisks (*) indicate areas that are significantly higher than “All CTs” and pounds (#) indicate areas significantly lower than “All CTs” (p<0.05; T-test).