Baltimore activist DeRay Mckesson revealed on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19.
What We Know:
- According to essence.com, activist and author DeRay McKesson confirmed Thursday that he contracted the coronavirus.
- Mckesson said he got tested in New York where he is currently under quarantine.
- One of his symptoms was his loss of taste but he said it is now 70% back.
I just tested positive for COVID-19. I lost my sense of taste about a week ago — a mild symptom, the doctor said. Quarantine has now turned into isolation. Luckily, taste is beginning to come back. The doc expects me to recover fully, told me to call if I have any chest pains.
— deray (@deray) April 17, 2020
- The Baltimore activist stated that his doctor said that the loss of taste is a later symptom of the coronavirus and that he suspects he is on the down side.
- Mckesson also took the time to tweet about COVID-19’s disproportionate effect on African American Communities.
Black people are disproportionately victims of COVID-19. Racism pushes black people to the margins of society & there is less of every resource at the margins. This is by design. We did not do this to ourselves. But it can undone in this lifetime. Healthcare is a right!
— deray (@deray) April 17, 2020
McKesson noted that systematic boundaries stop many citizens in marginalized communities from going to the doctor unless they’re really sick. He is currently working on a program with K Health app that gives residents of Louisianna free access to virtual primary care doctors through April.
