Historically racist structures in the United States have set up black Americans to bear the brunt of many crises, from climate change to the novel coronavirus. Early data shows black people are being infected and dying at higher rates than other demographics. A handful of states have released data on the demographics of COVID-19 patients, including race and numbers are very disturbing .
You might have heard about those stories from Italy and spain where doctors have been deciding about the life of patients on vantilatior ,well this might not be the case in America till today but still Far more black people are dying then usual number and their share in population.
Here are some Statistics read it by yourself and decide -
Chicago, where black people accounted for 72% of deaths from COVID-19 complications and 52% of positive tests, despite making up only 30% of the population.
Michigan has a population of nearly 10 million people, according to 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. About 75 percent of the population is white, while 15 percent are black and 5 percent is Hispanic or Latino. Yet African Americans made up 35 percent of coronavirus cases and 40 percent of deaths as of April 3, according to ProPublica.
Black patients made up 29.4 percent of cases in Illinois, slightly more than the 27.9 percent of white patients. Hispanic patients were the next biggest demographic, accounting for nearly 10 percent of cases. Race was not reported for about 25 percent of cases. In comparison, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that about 61 percent of Illinois' more than 12 million population is white, almost 15 percent is black and 17 percent is Hispanic or Latino.
North Carolina has almost 63 percent of an almost 10.5 million population is white, white patients made up 56 percent of cases. Black patients, who make up a little more than 22 percent of the population, accounted for 38 percent of cases while 9 percent were Hispanic, compared to about a 10 percent Hispanic or Latino population in the state.
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