This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, December 4, 2020

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Reports on COVID-19 Infections Among Hispanics And Latinos, and more.

December 4, 2020 

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SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 34 States, Four California Counties, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2017 CDC report summarizes National Violent Death Reporting System data on violent deaths that occurred in 34 states, four California counties, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2017.

WEEKLY REPORT

	Disproportionate Incidence of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among Persons Identifying as Hispanic or Latino — Denver, Colorado March–October 2020 In Denver, Colorado, the majority of adult COVID-19 cases (55%), hospitalizations (62%), and deaths (51%) were among Hispanic adults, double the proportion of Hispanic adults in Denver (24.9%).

• Sex Differences in HIV Testing — 20 PEPFAR-Supported Sub-Saharan African Countries, 20197
• Multidisciplinary Community-Based Investigation of a COVID-19 Outbreak Among Marshallese and Hispanic/Latino Communities — Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, March 2020–June 2020
• Regional Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis Incidence — California, 2000–2018
• Survey of Teen Noise Exposure and Efforts to Protect Hearing at School — United States, 2020
• Increase in Hospital-Acquired Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection and Colonization in an Acute Care Hospital During a Surge in COVID-19 Admissions — New Jersey, February–July 2020
• Notes from the Field: Interpretation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Leptospirosis During a Dengue Outbreak — Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, 2019
• Erratum: Vol. 63, No. SS-11
• Erratum: Vol. 64, No. SS-10
• Erratum: Vol. 65, No. SS-12
• Erratum: Vol. 66, No. SS-25
• Erratum: Vol. 67, No. SS-13
• Erratum: Vol. 68, No. SS-11

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QUICKSTATS

Emergency Department Visit Rates Related to Mental Health Disorders, by Age Group and Sex — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2016–2018

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