Black and hispanic people ‘twice as likely to die’ in US from COVID-19

Black and hispanic citizens appear twice as likely to die from coronavirus as white people in New York, according to new data.

In New York state, 17% of those who die from coronavirus are black, despite representing only 9% of the population.

There is no federal data on race, ethnicity and links to COVID-19 being released despite calls by campaigners.

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