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A new nationwide survey has revealed that almost 1 in 3 Black people know someone who has died from COVID-19, far exceeding that of their white counterparts.
The Washington Post-Ipsos poll found that 31% of Black people know someone who died because of the deadly virus.
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Slightly more than half of the Black people surveyed know someone who has been sick or shown symptoms – drastically less so for Hispanics and whites with only 4 in 10 experiencing the same.
Workers check in residents at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.
Attitudes about the virus were also a contributing factor as 83% of Black people surveyed stated it was more important to control COVID-19.
