Tracking Covid-19 Data, Racial and Social Inequities

Hamden and New Haven County are diverse communities with some dense urban populations.  In a world under incredible pressures, everyone wants to stay informed and more information is available than ever before.  Yet our social-media dominated society can feel exhausting, frustrating, riddled with misinformation and distractions.  We have compiled a few empirical sources of data concerning Covid-19 statistics statewide, narrowed to counties and towns, then adjusted by race and ethnicity.  These are some important sources to monitor:

Connecticut State Covid-19 Data https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/COVID-19-Data-Tracker

Covid-19 Racial Data Tracker https://covidtracking.com/race/dashboard#state-ct

John Hopkins University Covid-19 Race & Ethnicity Statistics https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/racial-data-transparency

Covid-19 Mortality Rates by Race & Ethnicity https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race

CDC Covid-19 Case Data & Statistics        https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/county-map.html

Bar graph showing rate of COVID-19 infection of Connecticut residents by race/ethinicity, as of July 2020