Coronavirus testing sites are disproportionately located in whiter neighborhoods in 4 out of 6 of the largest cities in Texas, an NPR investigation found. That means cases may be going uncounted.
of stark racial disparities emerged, free testing is now available to all black, Hispanic, and Native American residents.
The House Energy and Commerce committee also announced Tuesday it would hold a hearing on states' testing plans, including access to testing for minority communities. "If we're looking to protect our most vulnerable in the population, then we need to concentrate some testing resources in the areas where they're more likely to live," saysDr. Philip Huang, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, said many of the testing sites in north Dallas are at private sector providers. That's where most of Dallas' hospitals are as well.
, one in South Dallas and the other downtown. Combined, they can test 1,000 people a day."A lot of the disparity ... is reflecting some of that private sector availability of tests in the northern part of Dallas compared to southern Dallas."started sending health care workers to residents' homes
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