The Impact of Eviction Moratoriums on COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

A new study by public health researchers at John Hopkins UCLA and other institutions looked at the impact of the expiration of state-based moratoriums during the summer of 2020. In Texas alone, the study found that there were 4,456 excess deaths after the state lifted its eviction moratorium on May 18th. Nationwide pandemic evictions alone have led to at least 10,000 deaths in the last couple years. The amount of those people are marginalized women oftentimes and they are parents and single mothers.