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How the COVID-19 pandemic exposed massive racial and social disparities in Michigan
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and last updated 2021-03-09 12:52:55-05
(WXYZ) — The first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Michigan on March 10, 2020. One year and nearly 600,000 cases later, racial and social inequities have become painfully obvious.
The pandemic exposed massive health disparities, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups in low-income communities.
In Michigan, the disparities were revealed right at the start of the pandemic.
Michigan’s COVID-19 epicenter
At the time, Detroit accounted for almost one-third of the state’s COVID-19 cases, despite making up less than 10 percent of the state’s population. ....

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