Poll: 78% Concerned About Contracting Coronavirus

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By    |   Friday, 22 May 2020 01:35 PM EDT ET

Black Americans and Latinos are nearly three times more likely to know someone who has died from COVID-19 than white Americans, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll reveals.

Here are how the survey results, released Friday, break down:

  • 30% of black adults say they know someone who has died from COVID-19.
  • 26% of Hispanics know someone who has died from the virus.
  • 10% of whites know someone who has died as a result of the coronavirus.
  • 39% approve of the way President Donald Trump is handling the response to COVID-19 pandemic, compared to 60% who disapprove.
  • 78% are concerned they or someone they know will be infected with the virus, compared to 22% who are not concerned.

The poll, conducted May 20-21, surveyed 733 adults. The margin of error is 4.1 percentage points.

Jeffrey Rodack

Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.

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