COVID-19 has laid bare the racial fissures in our society, and the deadly impact of policies that relegate people of color to substandard housing in overcrowded neighborhoods littered with toxic industries and waste sites. African Americans are dying of COVID-19 at more than twice the rate of white Americans: 61.6 deaths per 100,000 versus 26.2 deaths per 100,000. The death rate for Latinx persons is also higher than that of whites, at 28.2 deaths per 100,000, even though the nation’s Latinx population is considerably younger than its white population.

The higher rate of infection and death among African Americans and Latinx people has been attributed to a number of factors: overcrowded housing, overrepresentation among “essential workers,” higher use of public transportation, lack of access to regular health care, pre-existing health conditions caused by the stress of racism and poverty, and exposure to air pollution and other toxins.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/climate-justice-can-only-be-achieved-if-there-is-racial-justice/

Why do whites get less disease than other people?