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Chicago mayor: Virus deaths in black community 'devastating'

| April 6, 2020 11:30 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago is launching a health campaign focused on the city's black and brown communities, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday following a media report highlighting the disproportionate number of black residents among those who have died of COVID-19 complications in the city.

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