TABLE 2. COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization, and death rates, by race* — Alaska, March 12, 2020–December 31, 2021.
| Cases and outcomes | No. | Incidence† (95% CI) |
Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Age-adjusted | |||
|
Cases
| ||||
| AI/AN§ |
39,338 |
26,564 (26,303–26,828) |
26,583 (26,310–26,859) |
2.23 (2.18–2.28) |
| White |
55,415 |
11,731 (11,633–11,829) |
11,935 (11,834–12,037) |
Ref |
| Other |
19,615 |
18,090 (17,832–18,345) |
18,268 (18,004–18,534) |
1.53 (1.5–1.57) |
|
Hospitalizations
| ||||
| AI/AN§ |
823 |
556 (518–595) |
742 (689–798) |
2.72 (2.36–3.13) |
| White |
1,438 |
304 (289–321) |
273 (258–288) |
Ref |
| Other |
675 |
623 (576–671) |
775 (714–840) |
2.84 (2.47–3.27) |
|
Deaths
| ||||
| AI/AN§ |
289 |
195 (173–219) |
297 (262–336) |
2.86 (2.28–3.61) |
| White |
521 |
110 (101–120) |
104 (94–113) |
Ref |
| Other | 159 | 147 (125–171) | 209 (176–247) | 2.02 (1.58–2.57) |
Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; Ref = referent group.
* Among persons of known race. White = White race alone; Other = Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander race, or multiple races not including AI/AN heritage.
† Cases per 100,000 persons.
§ AI/AN persons alone or in combination with other races.