Local Pastors Join Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware In Urging Governor Carney for Racial Breakdown in State Coronavirus Cases

DOVER, Del., April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As of today, Delaware is one of many states that has yet to release demographic data on the race or ethnicity of people who've tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Per a recent ProPublica study, early data is already showing a staggering disparity in the mortality rate for African Americans that have contracted the illness compared to their white counterparts. A significant cause being that preexisting conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease are far more prevalent in black communities, putting them at significantly greater risk of having complications because of the virus.