LinkLinks Washington Post: The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American By Editor On Jun 12, 2020 Last updated Jun 12, 2020 37 Share The death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 500 in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. District health officials report that 375 of the 506 fatalities have been African American, 65 have been Hispanic and 54 have been white. Blacks and whites each account for about 46 percent of the city’s population, according to Census Bureau data, while about 11 percent are Hispanic. Yet blacks account for 74 percent of covid-19 deaths, and the wards of the city with the largest black populations have suffered the heaviest losses. 37 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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