Who Gets COVID-19 Tests

Who Get's COVID-19 Tests?

Amanda O'Keefe and 2 OthersNicholas Reisner
Dylan Keenan

Robust COVID-19 testing is important because it leads to quick identification of cases, quick treatment for those people, and immediate isolation to prevent spread. Considering the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 illness being reported for racial and ethnic minorities, has adequate testing not been provided? Through visual and analytical investigation of testing and demographic data from state health departments and the United States Census Bureau, inequality in testing may be revealed. 

After collecting data for 11 states, the data was parsed using Google Sheets and analyzed using Matlab.