One in five U.S. adults say a relative or close friend has died of COVID-19 - and black and Hispanic Americans are twice as likely as whites to have lost a loved one, poll shows
A new poll found 19% say they have lost either a relative or a close friend to COVID-19 since March 1, 2020
A total of 30% of black respondents and 29% of Hispanics said a loved one had died of the disease compared to 15% of white respondents
People who made $30,000 or less per year were more likely to say someone they knew died compared to those with higher
incomes
About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic.
1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic, poll finds
The AP-NORC poll found about 30% of African Americans and Hispanics know someone who died from the virus, compared with 15% of white people
About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research illustrates how the stage is set for a two-tiered recovery. The public’s worry about the virus has dropped to its lowest point since the fall, before the holidays brought skyrocketing cases into the new year.