Early data from various hot spots have signified that African Americans are contracting and dying from coronavirus at a higher rate as opposed to white Americans. Allegedly, the virus had entered the inner city after an affluent white suburb and had quickly spread like wildfire in the inner city.
What’s even worse is that the Black community had been fed the misinformation that they were immune to the novel virus. Also, since they have a history with the government facing restrictions like mass incarceration and segregation, the majority from the community were reluctant to adhere to social distancing.
Source:EURWEB