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Old 05-14-2020, 02:21 PM   #12
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman View Post
Blacks have a higher percentage of obesity than whites, a higher percentage of diabetes than whites, and a higher percentage have high blood pressure than whites. These are all factors that put people into higher risk categories for issues from Covid-19.

There also seems to be a possible link to Sickle Cell disease putting people into a high risk category as well.
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Correct. Whites with those conditions aren't faring well either, and healthy blacks who live in rural areas are doing just fine.
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