There's still a huge gap between races when it comes to healthcare.

Let's talk about the fact that more black people are dying.

Those numbers take your breath away.

They really do.

This is a call to action moment.

Recently we've seen disturbing reports of black Americans dying from the novel coronavirus

at a disproportionate rate.

You may remember, I told you that a virus doesn't discriminate, and that is still true.

But there are other factors that play a part into how susceptible certain communities

are to the virus.

Today, I'll talk you through some of them.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, and this is coronavirus, fact,

versus fiction.

Blacks are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, and I've shared

myself personally that I have high blood pressure, that I have heart disease, and I and

many black Americans are at higher risk for COVID.

That's the US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, talking to CBS.

On Tuesday, he sounded the alarm about the racial disparity in deaths as a result of COVID-19,

and how underlying health issues play into it.

The federal government has not yet tracked coronavirus by demographic groups, but what

we are seeing from some states is pretty shocking.

In Michigan, where I grew up, 14% of the population is black, yet they make up 41% of coronavirus

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