Majority of Georgia's <br />COVID-19 Patients Last Month <br />Were Black, Study Says The study, conducted by the <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br />(CDC), was released on Wednesday. It found that more than <br />80 percent of Georgia's COVID-19 patients <br />that were hospitalized last month were black. CDC Study, via CBS News Though African Americans make up 32 percent <br />of Georgia's population, they account for <br />36 percent of the state's total infections. The study recommended <br />focusing on groups who are more <br />vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. CDC Study, via CBS News Georgia Governor Brian Kemp <br />has already begun <br />reopening the state.
