Chicago mayor: ‘Breathtaking’ that African Americans are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates

Mayor Lightfoot on the impact of coronavirus in the black community in Chicago, following report: 'The fact that black people are dying at seven times the rate of any other demographic is stunning. It is a red alarm, an alert that we've got to respond to.'

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