Coronavirus most prevalent in Boston communities with the most poverty and people of color
“Neighborhoods with the most poverty and the most people of color led Boston in the percentage of residents who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, with rates more than three times that of Boston proper, according to Boston Public Health Commission statistics. Of the 10,372 people tested in East Boston as of Aug. 10, 18.6% tested positive for COVID-19, and 7.9% tested positive from Aug. 4 to Aug. 10, the most recent dates for which statistics were available.”