That and being poor in America means you are less likely to be insured, more likely to have lower quality hospitals, may find yourself in a food desert (no fresh food in 2+ miles) without a car, putting you at higher risk of diabetes, and are more likely to live in a multi-tenant unit (with others doing the same). Often these communities are largely minority, exposing them to other risks. In NYC police were disproportionately issuing Covid distancing tickets to black residents, despite photos of thousands of predominately white groups breaking rules on the lawns of Central and Prospect parks.
From there, many ended up in jail, and sometimes can’t post bail after arraignment, leaving them in jails longer, where social distancing is impossible and jails/prisons are largely considered the largest non-state locality hot spot in the country (Native American nations being second, who are also economically insecure, and are forced to close their casinos during the pandemic, a significant source of income for many communities; numbers on immigrant detention centers are less clear, but also a known hot spot).
Worse, in cities like NYC, most “essential workers” are minorities who live in those same communities, and sometimes undocumented. So the nurses, hospital staff, transit workers, cab drivers, grocery workers, restaurant workers, delivery drivers, potentially teachers in cities like
in the fall, etc, are also often those who are at greatest risk of infection.
Ah yes, and these communities sometimes face unemployment rates of 50% or higher (higher if counting real unemployment — adding those who haven’t looked for a job in 6+ months), with African Americans leading ethnicities in unemployment applications since February.
The results are devastating in the US, with African Americans dying at twice the rate o white Americans, where ethnicity has been reported.
Johns Hopkins U.S. County Level COVID-19 Tracking Map
coronavirus.jhu.edu
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t affecting all communities the same way. The COVID Racial Data Dashboard helps us track this inequity by publishing topline racial data compared with state demographic data.
covidtracking.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.
www.cdc.gov
Outrage is warranted. But outrage unaccompanied by analysis is a danger in itself.
www.theatlantic.com
For this issue, a look at the deadly racial disparities of Covid-19 in America.
www.google.com
Race and income are the key factors that decide who dies from Covid-19 and who survives, city data shows.
www.nytimes.com
“We’re all in this together” has become a rallying cry during the coronavirus pandemic. While it is true that COVID-19 has affected everyone in some way, the magnitude and nature of the impact has been anything but universal. Evidence to date suggests that black workers face much more economic...
www.epi.org
No infection = no need for information, or distancing, or hygiene. This is about the big numbers and all factors play a varying role and when some of those stack up, shit gets worse.
