Struggling to Breathe in the Bronx

More than a year into the pandemic, the Bronx is still the New
York City borough with the highest death rate from COVID-19.
That's where we begin the second season of our Living
Downstream podcast.


Last year, Ese Olumhense, former Bronx reporter at THE CITY,
explored why residents there were dying from the virus at a rate
double the city's average. Public health experts said Bronx
residents, who are overwhelmingly Black and Latinx, were more
likely to work outside of their homes, regularly exposing them to
the virus. The borough also sees high rates of chronic illnesses
like diabetes and asthma, which can make COVID-19 infection more
dangerous.


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