By CBS3 Staff
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — In North Philadelphia, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium held a free testing clinic Saturday. Eyewitness News was at Miller Memorial Baptist Church, where health care professionals provided testing for people with coronavirus symptoms.
According to city officials, African Americans are being diagnosed at a disproportionately higher rate than other groups.
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They’re raising money to help them test more people.
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