COVID-19 Puts Latino Patients with Rheumatic Disease at Risk of a Disease Flare Arthritis & Rheumatology | June 28, 2021In their new study, Fike et al. found Latino patients with rheumatic diseases have a higher rate of COVID-19 than the general Latino population. Obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19, and COVID-19 is a risk factor for rheumatic disease flare.