Del. Mosby calling for more COVID-19 information
THIS MORNING DOZENS OF STATELEGISLATORS ARE CALLING FORMORE INFORMATION TO BERELEASED, ON EXACTLY*WHO ISGETTING SICK FROM THECORONAVIRUS..
WMAā2 NEWSMEGAN KNIGHT IS LIVE OUTSIDETHE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INBALTIMORE.
MEGAN, DELEGATENICK MOSBY OF BALTIMORESTARTED THIS PUSH FOR MOREINFORMATIOā WHAT'S HE LOOKINGFOR?HE HAS CONCERNS THAT THECORONAVIRUS IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING MINORITYCOMMUNITIES& AND WANTS THESTATE TO MAKE THAT INFORMATIONAVAILABLE TO SEE IF THAT ISHAPPENING.
DELEGATE NICK MOSBYSENT THE LETTER TO GOVERNORLARRY HOGAN& WITH THE SUPPORTAND BACKING OF 80 OTHER HOUSEMEMBERS.
HE IS ASKING HOGAN TORELEASE DATA BASED ON RACE ANDZIP CODE IN CATEGORIES SUCH ASNUMBER OF POSITIVE TESTS,NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS,NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM THEVIRUS, ETC.
MOSBY CITES OTHERCITIES LIKE CHICAGO ANDCHARLOTTE THAT HAVE RELEASEDLIMITED DATA& AND SHOWS THATAFRICAN AMERICANS ARE BEINGAFFECTED AT MUCH HIGHER RATESTHAN OTHER RACES.
ACCORDING TOTHE WASHINGTON POST& āC SENTOUT DATA BASED ON RACE& ANDFOUND 58 PERCENT OF THE DEATHSFROM COVIā19 WERE AFRICANAMERICAN.
THE POST SAYS āCONLY KNEW THE RACE OF ABOUTHALF OF THOSE WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS..
ANDOF THAT..
SIX IN 10 WEREAFRICAN AMERICAN.
BALTIMORECITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRANDONSCOTT INTRODUCED LEGISLATIONLAST NIGHT DURING A VIRTUALCITY COUNCIL MEETING& ASKINGFOR SIMILAR DATA FOR BALTIMORECITY.
HE IS HOLDING A NEWSCONFERENCE LATER THIS MORNING&AND WILL LIKELY TALK ABOUT HISREQUEST FOR THIS DATA.
ASPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNORHOGAN SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVEDMOSBYSAY IF THEY WOULD BE RELEASINGTHE DATA HE REQUESTED.
LIVE INDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, MK WMAā2NEWS.MORE PEOPLE ARE STAYING