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Data shows African Americans might be more affected by COVID-19 than other groups-The Daily Tar Heel <br /> 41 020,9.07PM <br /> ata shows African America[Asd%& <br /> o <br /> might be more affected by COVID- <br /> 1 than other groups <br /> North Ca <br /> roiina <br /> 4 <br /> o of Confimed CQ ID-19 <br /> °lo Of N.C. Population <br /> Cases in N.C. <br /> No, thank you <br /> RawEt wotyr <br /> i Black or African Arne. 20 <br /> Other <br /> white <br /> Race/EthrncKy.. Black or African American <br /> %Of Confvny@d COVIp-19 NC Cusp,- 39.10 <br /> - 720 <br /> 55 DD <br /> 70 j50 <br /> 5 94 <br /> Close <br /> SHARE BY AMINA 1AA11 AND BRITTANY MCGEE <br /> Orange County government officials requested demographic data analyzing <br /> SHARE COVID-19 patients in the county after data was released at the state and <br /> national level showing African Americans may be disproportionately affected <br /> TWEET by COVID-19. <br /> MLAIL The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on <br /> April 8 that found 89.3 percent of the hospitalized patients included in the <br /> PRINT study had underlying conditions, and the most common conditions included <br /> high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.Approximately 33 <br /> percent of the hospitalized patients included in the study were African <br /> American. <br /> https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2020/04/covid-racial-impact[5/15/20, 11:04:53 AM] <br />