Black residents like Burke in Prince George’s County have been contracting and dying from coronavirus at alarming rates.

In Washington, D.C., black residents account for nearly 75% of coronavirus deaths.

In New York, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, 26% of deaths have been among black residents even though they are just 14% of the population.

And in Maryland, black residents account for 42% of COVID-19 deaths but 29 percent of the population.

The trend of COVID-19 having a more severe impact on African Americans is also true for other minorities in the U.S.

Latinos account for 25% of coronavirus deaths but only 18% of the population.