Assessing Community Vulnerability over 3 Waves of COVID-19 Pandemic, Hong Kong, China

We constructed a coronavirus disease community vulnerability index using micro district-level socioeconomic and demographic data and analyzed its correlations with case counts across the 3 pandemic waves in Hong Kong, China. We found that districts with greater vulnerability reported more cases in the third wave when widespread community outbreaks occurred.

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The study revealed that districts with higher vulnerability reported more cases during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. This suggests a correlation between community vulnerability and case counts during widespread outbreaks.