Researchers have long known that Black, Latinx and Indigenous populations were more likely to die from COVID-19 than white populations, but a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by researchers with the National Cancer Institute has finally brought some quantifiable numbers to that disturbing fact.
Based on data from the study, Antonio Planas of NBC News reported that “an estimated 477,200 more people died because of COVID-19 and other reasons from March to December 2020 compared to the same time in 2019.” The study also revealed that “COVID-19 killed a disproportionate number of the country’s Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans last year and exacerbated health disparities among the groups.”
“Overall deaths of male and female Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans were two to three times higher than those of white and Asian males and females during the assessed period when population per 100,000 people was accounted for,” Planas reported.
