Coronavirus Is Wreaking Havoc on Black People Across the United States

Doctors and nurses from around the country are scrambling to protect vulnerable communities

Drew Costley
Elemental
Published in
5 min readApr 7, 2020

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OnOn April 5, Washington, D.C.’s health department reported 1,097 positive Covid-19 cases and 24 deaths. It is clear that the areas of the city with the most positive cases are majority Black. In…

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Drew Costley
Elemental

Drew Costley is a Staff Writer at FutureHuman covering the environment, health, science and tech. Previously @ SFGate, East Bay Express, USA Today, etc.