Minorities and the poor are the worst affected by COVID-19 in the US

The COVID-19 death toll in the US not only outstrips the fatalities of other badly affected nations, but also outnumbers the annual death rate of the most devastating wars and epidemics of the 19th and 20th century

February 25, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

On February 22, the US recorded 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths. While the pandemic has had a devastating effect on US citizens everywhere, it has affected the most underprivileged racial minorities, African-Americans, Latin Americans and Native Americans, the hardest.