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Ald. Roderick Sawyer on Virus’s Impact on Black Chicagoans

Black Chicagoans account for 72% of COVID-19 deaths in the city, health officials said.

04/06/2020 | Rating NR

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Ald. Roderick Sawyer on Virus’s Impact on Black Chicagoans

Clip: 4/6/2020 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Black Chicagoans account for 72% of COVID-19 deaths in the city, health officials said.

Black Chicagoans account for 72% of COVID-19 deaths in the city, while only making up 30% of the overall population, public health officials announced Monday. “It is something we’re following very closely,” said 6th Ward Ald. Roderick Sawyer.

04/06/2020 | Rating NR

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