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Marc Morial responds to the report that African Americans seem to be most affected by the coronavirus

NEW ORLEANS – On Monday, Governor John Bel Edwards provided his daily coronavirus update, with new information.

Reports show that the African American community seems to have the most coronavirus related deaths.


Nerly 70% of Louisiana’s COVID-19 fatalities were African American.

On Tuesday, WGNO spoke with former mayor and Urban League CEO, Marc Morial, about these troubling numbers.