[Is this a Chinese neighborhood I wonder? Why aren’t we hearing anything about who these people were?]
It’s a real disaster for statistical research. I believe patients have to affirmatively sign a long document before their (anonymous) data can be released. I took one glimpse at the long list of bullet points and avoided signing the document when a loved one was in the hospital years ago. At the time, I was in no mood to deal with this stuff. I expect most people who might have authorized the release of this non-specific info on behalf of friends and relatives in ICU’s feel the same way.
For example, one block just across the street from the hospital has about 60% Hispanic and 30% Asian residents.
That block has 1/3 of its residents below the poverty level with a median resident age of 36 years.
The prevalence of the virus may result from travel to other nations, or patterns of social interaction in a dense urban area. Another factor is the kinds of work most of the residents are involved with. Unemployment is very low, reported at under 5%, but median household income is only about $23,000 per year. The kind of work done by people in those neighborhoods may have increased risks of exposure and therefore contributed to the prevalence of the virus