Study: 30,000 deaths in U.S. during pandemic linked to unemployment
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New research suggests roughly 30,000 people have died because of unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic, which also has increased the number of people lining up at food banks across the country. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
With U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passing the grim milestone of a half-million, a new study suggests that another 30,000-plus Americans have died due to pandemic-related unemployment.
Using various data sources, researchers estimated that number of deaths between April 2020 and March 2021 could be attributed to pandemic-fueled job losses.
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And in a pattern that s been repeatedly seen, Black Americans bore a disproportionate burden: Although they make up 12% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 19% of the unemployment-related deaths.
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) With U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passing the grim milestone of a half-million, a new study suggests that another 30,000-plus Americans have died due to pandemic-related unemployment.
Using various data sources, researchers estimated that number of deaths between April 2020 and March 2021 could be attributed to pandemic-fueled job losses.
And in a pattern that s been repeatedly seen, Black Americans bore a disproportionate burden: Although they make up 12% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 19% of the unemployment-related deaths.
The findings are published in the April issue of the
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