In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest - The New York Times

7/28/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Benjamin Mueller
by Benjamin Mueller
At the peak of the Omicron wave, Covid killed Black Americans in rural areas at a rate roughly 34 percent higher than it did white people.
Black people have also kept masking at greater rates, national polls indicate, a split that rural residents said was still on sharp display. Its more the Black who wear their masks, said Roy Lee McKe… [+1586 chars]
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