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70 Percent of Coronavirus Deaths in Louisiana Are African Americans, Despite Being 33 Percent of the Population
significant majority of coronavirus deaths in Louisiana were African Americans, although the demographic makes up only a third of the southern state's population.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, announced on Monday that more than 70 percent of the deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, were African Americans in his state. He said that this was "obviously" a "big disparity."
"Disturbingly, this information is going to show you that slightly more than 70 percent of the deaths in Louisiana are of African Americans," Edwards said during a press briefing. "So that deserves more attention and we're going to have to dig into that and see what we can do to slow that trend down," he added.
African Americans are estimated to make up just about 33 percent of the state's population, according to the most recent census data.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed data from New York City, reporting that neighborhoods in the Queens borough with the largest immigrant populations were the hardest hit by the coronavirus. The Charlotte Observer also reported that in Charlotte, North Carolina–which is just one-third black–about 44 percent of the confirmed coronavirus cases were African Americans.
Reporting by ProPublica showed that 80 percent of coronavirus deaths in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were African American, while the city is just 26 percent black. Similar stats have been observed in Illinois and Michigan.
The Radio Gawds had some comments on this, on my way home from work. They note that predominantly black neighborhoods aren't observing the social distancing thing. I really can't address that, my search skills aren't finding that sort of info.
Funny, when I searched for coronavirus demographics, this article is the only one that really addresses the question. Oh, there are pages and pages of hits, addressing age, but that's about it.
Makes me wonder if the claims are true or not, or whether it's just too early to start counting the bodies. Or, is it simply that nobody cares, including the black community?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 07 2020, @04:24PM (1 child)
I usually just close the window when I see those bullshit notices. I did read the article though, in my least-locked browser.
Then, I see this little disclaimer.
Wapo are a bunch of cockbiters. No paywall? Data harvesting is a payment - one I wasn't willing to make. They won't harvest much from that browser though.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 08 2020, @04:40PM
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