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QUALity of life

  • More likely to live in densely pop. areas, making it harder to social distance
  • More likely to live in multi-generational households, risking more exposure to family members
  • Overrepresentation in crowded areas such as jails, prisons, detention centers

HEalth

  • More likely to be uninsured, preventing them from receiving medical help
  • Inequalities in healthcare can block prevention such as testing
  • Higher rates of chronic condiitions, increasing risk of COVID-related death

quality of work

  • More representation in service jobs and essential industries, impeding the ability to work from home
  • Lack of paid sick leave, forced to attend work when possibly sick with COVID-19

WHY IS THERE A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES?

Despite making up only 13.4% of the population, Black people are getting COVID-19 at higher rates. There are several reasons why this is happening:

Source: CDC