The story of the coronavirus in the U.S. shows discrepancies by geography, age, sex and other factors, but one stands out above all: Black Americans are infected with the virus and die from it at disproportionately higher rates than any other group in the country. But it’s not enough to admit the problem
The story of the coronavirus in the U.S. shows discrepancies by geography, age, sex and other factors, but one stands out above all: that black Americans are infected with the virus and die from it at disproportionately higher rates than any other group in the country. National coronavirus data based on race from the White House has been sparse to nonexistent, but information released by states and local municipalities has shown how drastic the disparity is in particular regions of the country.
Maryland's Department of Health released a report April 9 that found black residents make up 52 percent of coronavirus-related deaths, even though they account for only 31 percent of the state's population. Gov. Larry Hogan has made a practice of publishing race and ethnicity data about COVID-19. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently said that his own health problems, including lifelong asthma, represent a “legacy of growing up poor and black in America.”
The issues disproportionately affecting the black community have been known for some time. But what are the solutions? These sentiments are shared by health professionals across the country. Dr. Edmond Baker, medical director at Equality Health in Phoenix, says short-term steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus need to include expanding stay-at-home mandates to cover more workers who use crowded public transit to get to their jobs, limiting the numbers of riders and rides on buses and trains, increasing health care access points and providers and expanding the health insurance system.
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