Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks virulent Patients have so many problems, but this is kind of like the nail in the “And anything that comesĪround is going to be worse in our patients. The education and care of the black community. Infectious disease physician and associate dean at Howard UniversityĬollege of Medicine, a school and hospital in Washington dedicated to Will be unimaginable pretty soon,” said Dr. Race, and their data shows a disproportionate number of African Not published case breakdowns by race, but 40% of the state’s deaths have happened in Orleans Parish, where the majority of residents are black.Īre two of the few areas publishing statistics on COVID-19 cases by Where a majority of residents are black, has emergedĪs a hot spot with a high death toll. Made up 35% of cases and 40% of deaths as of Friday morning. Michigan, where the state’s population is 14% black, African Americans That is tracking the racial breakdown of people who have been infectedīy the novel coronavirus, offering a glimpse at the disproportionateĭestruction it is inflicting on black communities nationwide. Milwaukee is one of the few places in the United States Of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of MilwaukeeĬounty’s 945 cases and 81% of its 27 deaths in a county whose population In Milwaukee, simplyīeing black means your life expectancy is 14 years shorter, on average, Environmental, economic and political factors haveĬompounded for generations, putting black people at higher risk ofĬhronic conditions that leave lungs weak and immune systems vulnerable:Īsthma, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. The disease spread at a higher rate in the black community, it made anĮven deeper cut. “We’re like, ‘We have to wake people up,’” said Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik. Including segregation and mass incarceration - on where black people When the shelter-in-place order came, there was a natural pushbackĪmong those who recalled other painful government restrictions. Knew no one returning from Asia or Europe were quick to dismiss the
Proliferated on social media, pushing the bogus idea that black people are somehow immune to the disease.Īnd much of the initial focus was on international travel, so those who Public health officials watched cases rise in March, too many in theĬommunity shrugged off warnings. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb.
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