REPORT: Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate

APRIL 4, 2020

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The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted.

As public health officials watched cases rise in March, too many in the community shrugged off warnings. Rumors and conspiracy theories proliferated on social media, pushing the bogus idea that black people are somehow immune to the disease. And much of the initial focus was on international travel, so those who knew no one returning from Asia or Europe were quick to dismiss the risk.

The article goes on to state the following:

As of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of Milwaukee County’s 945 cases and 81% of its 27 deaths in a county whose population is 26% black. Milwaukee is one of the few places in the United States that is tracking the racial breakdown of people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus, offering a glimpse at the disproportionate destruction it is inflicting on black communities nationwide.

The latest COVID-19 stats (at time of publication of this story):

  • Wisconsin, Coronavirus Cases: 2,112
  • Wisconsin, Deaths: 56
  • US Coronavirus Cases: 311,357
  • US Deaths: 8,452
  • US Recovered: 14,825
  • Global Coronavirus Cases: 1,201,476
  • Global Coronavirus Deaths: 64,691
  • Global Recovered: 246,467

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