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Hofstra professor talks about racial inequities seen in coronavirus toll
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Martine Hackett, an associate professor and director of public health programs at Hofstra University, said on April 9 there is a disproportionate amount of COVID-19 deaths in the non-Hispanic black population, as well as in the Hispanic population. Credit: Newsday staff