Black New Yorkers Waited To Seek Care for COVID. It Cost Some Their Lives.

WNYC News | Sep 25, 2020

At the height of the pandemic, the sickest Black New Yorkers came to the hospital after a week of symptoms, according to a recent study. They waited more than twice as long as the sickest patients who were white. Now researchers and community leaders are trying to figure out why that happened, and what can be done about it in the future. 

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