The Hidden Impact of COVID-19

"In 2019, more than 23,000 [Detroit homes] had their water shut off, and 37 percent still hadn’t had service restored as of mid-January. With the virus spreading, the city promised to restore water to residents, but as of March 31, had only done so for 1,050 of the 10,000 people who called with a water service problem (8,000 of those callers did not qualify for the Coronavirus Water Restart Plan at $25/month) By Khushbu Shah, Vox

“If the primary recommendation is ‘wash your hands, continuously, wash your hands,’ and there’s no water in the house to wash your hands,” the number of cases is certain to skyrocket." Alice Jennings, Civil Rights lawyer