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COVID-19 is more deadly for some ethnic groups

A working copy of a death certificate for a man who died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicates that the man’s race was “Black or African American,” as seen on a computer screen at the Dayspring & Fitch Funeral Home offices, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 7, 2020.  REUTERS/David Ryder - RC200G92LWBF

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John Letzing
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