Nation At least 140K US children have lost caregivers to COVID-19. Children of color have taken the brunt of it. October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY Comments Off on At least 140K US children have lost caregivers to COVID-19. Children of color have taken the brunt of it. Researchers in a study published Thursday found children of color account for 65% of the 140,000 children orphaned from COVID-19 through June.