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.
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