LinkLinks DCist: Black D.C. Residents Say They Want The COVID-19 Vaccine. But The Barriers To Access Are Many By Editor On Jan 27, 2021 Last updated Jan 27, 2021 14 Share The center of D.C.’s first documented outbreak of the coronavirus last spring was a church in Georgetown, in wealthy and majority-white Ward 2. But once the virus started spreading rapidly across the city, its devastating effects fell hardest on Black and Latino residents. Ward 8, which is 92% Black, has seen the highest per-capita death rate from the virus in the District. And citywide, 74% of residents who have died from the coronavirus are Black, even though Black people make up 46% of the city’s population. 14 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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