In this neighborhood of 34,000 people, COVID-19 hit particularly hard. The three ZIP codes that fall within North Lawndale and parts of South Lawndale — 60608, 60623 and 60624 — represent only 7% of Chicago’s population. Yet the area has charted 11% of the coronavirus cases and 9% of the deaths, according to recent data compiled by Sinai Urban Health Institute.
Column: ‘It’s like we’ve been living in a pandemic all along.’ COVID-19 and recent looting add to setbacks for long-neglected North Lawndale.
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