Week 4 - We are Here - The Pandemic and Race

Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic

A Pew Research Center survey conducted this month among 4,917 U.S. adults found that 27% of black people personally knew someone who was hospitalized with or died from COVID-19, compared to just 1 in 10 white and Hispanic people. The results highlight how coronavirus is disproportionately affecting lower-income people of color. The survey asked people how concerned they were about contracting coronavirus; of those polled 24% say they are very concerned about getting the virus. Of that group, one-third had lower incomes, versus just 17% classified as upper-income. Of that very concerned population, 43% were Hispanic, 31% black and 18% white. READ MORE HERE

In New York: Black residents in New York City are dying from the novel coronavirus more than any other racial group, according to data released Friday April 17, 2020 by the city's Health Department.

There have been 1,999 deaths known to be of COVID-19 among black or African American people in the five boroughs, according to the data. Black people are twice as likely as white people to die from the novel coronavirus and more than twice as likely as white people to have a non-fatal hospitalization, the data shows. Fatalities among Hispanic or Latino people were the second-highest in the city, with at least 1,696 deaths, according to the data. At least 1,861 white people have died, making them the third-most affected group in terms of fatalities. Deaths of Asian people were lowest, at 463. READ MORE HERE