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cord-351246-0kjqrf06	Zahnd, Whitney E.	The COVID‐19 Pandemic Illuminates Persistent and Emerging Disparities among Rural Black Populations	2020-05-03		.txt	text/plain	388	37	67	In South Carolina, where black persons comprise 27% of the population, the percentage of COVID-19 cases and deaths among black persons was 38% and 46%, respectively, as of April 8. 5 The South, where 94% of black rural populations live, has the perfect storm of more lax "stay at home" and social distancing policies, higher rates of underlying conditions, and lack of access to health care services, inviting racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths to be even more stark in rural communities. 6 Finally, most states that have yet to expand Dr. Fauci rightly notes that the coronavirus pandemic shines a bright light on racial disparities, but let us work and hope that the big city lights do not blind the world to both the persistent and emerging disparities experienced by rural black populations. Fauci say COVID-19 data sheds light on racial disparities in health care	./cache/cord-351246-0kjqrf06.txt	./txt/cord-351246-0kjqrf06.txt