Del. Mosby calling for more COVID-19 information

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..

WMA━2 NEWSMEGAN KNIGHT IS LIVE OUTSIDETHE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT INBALTIMORE.

MEGAN, DELEGATENICK MOSBY OF BALTIMORESTARTED THIS PUSH FOR MOREINFORMATIO━ 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& ━C SENTOUT DATA BASED ON RACE& ANDFOUND 58 PERCENT OF THE DEATHSFROM COVI━19 WERE AFRICANAMERICAN.

THE POST SAYS ━CONLY 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 WMA━2NEWS.MORE PEOPLE ARE STAYING