New Report States COVID-19 Is Third-Leading Cause of Death for Black Americans

By Ashleigh Atwell, Atlanta Black Star

New data suggests the novel coronavirus is the third leading cause of death for Black Americans.

A report from the Brookings Institution examined how Black families were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and found it has become a leading cause of death. Only cancer and heart disease are deadlier. Black people are twice as likely to die from the virus when compared against white and Asian people.

“In 2020 more Black Americans will die of COVID-19 than will succumb to diabetes, strokes, accidents, or pneumonia,” the report stated.

The pandemic is the latest example of health disparities that affect Black Americans because of institutional racism, the report authors suggest.

To read the full article Click Here.