In Louisiana, one of the hardest hit states in the country, 70% of the deaths related to coronavirus were African American.
With coronavirus cases and related deaths soaring in cities with significant black populations, including New Orleans, Detroit and New York, civil rights groups, Democratic lawmakers and the White House have all called on federal health officials to release racial data to ensure resources and information are reaching every community affectedPresident Donald Trump and Dr.
Less than a handful of states have released the information, including Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina. Data from these states show blacks are dying at a disproportionately higher rate compared with whites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is collecting racial data provided by states. Some of that data has not been complete and some has not yet been submitted. The agency is waiting for more information before it compiles it. A spokesperson told USA TODAY Tuesday that the CDC would release information about COVID-19 hospitalizations later this week that includes data on race and ethnicity.
Lovely Warren, mayor of Rochester, New York, said local officials need racial data to know where to channel resources. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan directed his state's Department of Health this week to provide racial breakdowns for all Maryland cases, including testing, hospitalizations and mortality rates. He noted that much of the testing is done by private doctors through private labs outside the state.
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chairman of the caucus, said communities of color have long suffered because of health disparities, “but you can’t fix what you don’t measure.’’What we do know about who is dying from coronavirus appears to be inconsistent because some counties are slow to report, meaning statewide information is not always up to date, advocates said.
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