As of July 1, data published by the CDC shows that nearly 18 percent of COVID deaths are black Americans. Nearly 52 percent of deaths are whites. Those are a respective overrepresentation and underrepresentation, to be sure. But considering that blacks are only 13 percent of the total population, and whites are 62 percent, that math simply does not account for a QUADRUPLING of our per-capital death rate compared to certain European counties. Let me also remind you that a few counties, like South Korea, have effectively eliminated COVID.

But I do love your implication that our death rates are acceptable because the blacks are affected at a disproportionately higher rate.

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Posted by meansonny

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Posted on 7/6/20 at 3:08 pm to baconwaffle

Do you think sending covid patients not needing hospitalization back to their nursing homes impacted the fatality rate?

States like NY and MI with their death camp policies regarding nursing homes decimated the most vulnerable communities and skewed the fatalities.

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Posted by tgdawg68

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Member since Dec 2019

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Posted on 7/6/20 at 4:24 pm to baconwaffle

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a QUADRUPLING of our per-capital death rate compared to certain European counties.

Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden, France, and the UK are certain European countries that have a HIGHER per capita death rate than the US.

Amazing how some will 'cherry pick' in an attempt to make the US look bad.