African Americans comprise more than 70% of COVID-19 deaths in Chicago, officials say

UPDATED ON: APRIL 6, 2020 / 8:26 PM / CBS NEWS

More than half of the people in Chicago who have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, and over 70% of those who have died are African Americans, health officials and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday. African Americans make up 30% of the city's population, according to the city's data.

According to data shared by the city on Sunday, 98 people have died from COVID-19 in Chicago. Of those 98 deaths, 67 were African American.

"Fifty-two percent of our cases have been in black Chicagoans, and, most strikingly, 72% of our deaths here in Chicago," Chicago Public Health Department Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady, said Monday.


In addition, there has been significant under reporting within the Latinx community, CBS Chicago points out. Lightfoot noted that some of the city's more culturally tight-knit communities may be experiencing higher incidents of COVID-19.

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Who said Africans are invisible to COVID-19?

Is Chicago in Africa or America? Both blacks and whites living in Africa could testify to this. Its never a myth. 99% of the reported cases all over Africa were imported, with the exception of south africa and other cold countries in north Africa

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