Coronavirus is infecting, killing black Americans at a higher rate; Trump removes federal stimulus watchdog

The United States on Tuesday reported more than 1,800 coronavirus-related fatalities, a new one-day high.

Covid-19 appears to be infecting and killing black Americans at a disproportionately high rate, according to a Washington Post analysis of early data from jurisdictions across the country. The emerging disparity led the surgeon general Tuesday to acknowledge in personal terms the increased risk for African Americans amid growing demands that public-health officials release more data on the race of those who are sick, hospitalized and dying.