150,000 Americans have died as a result of Covid-19 and the dark milestone comes when California, Florida and Texas have set records for one day of coronavirus deaths. The United States recorded 1,461 deaths on Wednesday alone, its largest accumulation in a single day since May 27, when the death toll was 1,484. In the last 24 hours, an American has died of Covid-19 every minute, while the total number of cases lately is 4.4 million. Studies have shown that nearly twice as many men die from Covid-19 as women, while the pandemic has been devastating for black Americans. According to the knowledge of the COVID Monitoring Project, they die almost 3 times more than white people.
To date, 30648 black lives have been lost to coronavirus and account for 23% of all deaths in the United States, where race is known. The COVID Monitoring Project broke down deaths by race or ethnicity with 74 African-Americans who died in line with another 100,000 people as of July 30, 2020. By comparison, this number is 30 deaths in line with 100,000 for white Americans and 31 consistent with 100,000 for Asian-born Americans. The figure is also consistent with that of Native Americans or Alaska Natives and Hispanics or Latinos who have 40 deaths consistent with a population of 100,000. The stage in Chicago is the representation of the economic and racial disparities highlighted through Covid-19. At the end of May, black citizens accounted for 60% of the city’s coronavirus deaths, compared to 30% of the city’s population.
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I am a journalist of knowledge of Statista, covering technological, social and media issues through visual representation. In fact, I like to write about all trending topics, illustrating patterns and trends in a fast, transparent and meaningful way. Our paintings in Statista have appeared in publications such as Mashable, Wall Street Journal and Business Insider.