Mario Koran
The Guardian
Latinos across the US are disproportionately getting sick from coronavirus, in some regions being infected and hospitalized at up to three times the rate of white Americans, a Guardian analysis found.
And the Latino communities that are worst hit by the crisis are among the least able to access the healthcare systems and unemployment benefits that could bring relief.
New data trickling out of cities and states are making increasingly clear the virus’s unequal toll on minorities. In New York City, data has shown that Covid-19 is killing Latino people at 1.6 times the rate that it is killing white people.
In Utah, Latinos are being infected and hospitalized at three times the rate of white people. Whereas Latinos make up 14 percent of the state’s population, 29 percent of the population who tested positive for Covid-19 in the state identified as Latino.
In Oregon, Latinos accounted for 22 percent of coronavirus cases where demographic information was available. Latinos make up 13 percent of Oregon’s population.
In New Jersey, Latinos make up 19 percent of the population, but nearly 30 percent of COVID-19 patients in that state identified as Hispanic.
In Washington state, 25 percent of those affected are Latino while they make up only 13 percent of the state’s total population.
Several states have not reported the racial breakdown of confirmed cases, and those that have are often offering limited and preliminary numbers. But the figures are not universally bleak. In some states, including California, the infection and death rates appear comparatively low for Latinos. Though Latinos make up 39 percent of California’s population, they account fo 30 percent of Covid-19 deaths.
Still, public health experts warn that the official statistics may be underestimating the virus’s toll on Latino communities wary of seeking medical care due to a lack of health insurance, and in many cases fear that going to a hospital will expose them to immigration authorities.
Latinos across the US are disproportionately getting sick from coronavirus, in some regions being infected and hospitalized at up to three times the rate of white Americans, a Guardian analysis found.
And the Latino communities that are worst hit by the crisis are among the least able to access the healthcare systems and unemployment benefits that could bring relief.
New data trickling out of cities and states are making increasingly clear the virus’s unequal toll on minorities. In New York City, data has shown that Covid-19 is killing Latino people at 1.6 times the rate that it is killing white people.
In Utah, Latinos are being infected and hospitalized at three times the rate of white people. Whereas Latinos make up 14 percent of the state’s population, 29 percent of the population who tested positive for Covid-19 in the state identified as Latino.
In Oregon, Latinos accounted for 22 percent of coronavirus cases where demographic information was available. Latinos make up 13 percent of Oregon’s population.
In New Jersey, Latinos make up 19 percent of the population, but nearly 30 percent of COVID-19 patients in that state identified as Hispanic.
In Washington state, 25 percent of those affected are Latino while they make up only 13 percent of the state’s total population.
Several states have not reported the racial breakdown of confirmed cases, and those that have are often offering limited and preliminary numbers. But the figures are not universally bleak. In some states, including California, the infection and death rates appear comparatively low for Latinos. Though Latinos make up 39 percent of California’s population, they account fo 30 percent of Covid-19 deaths.
Still, public health experts warn that the official statistics may be underestimating the virus’s toll on Latino communities wary of seeking medical care due to a lack of health insurance, and in many cases fear that going to a hospital will expose them to immigration authorities.
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4 comments:
THE city needs to open up the parks not pizza places or furniture stores or coffee bike shops.
OPEN UP THE PARKS BOLA DE PENDEJOS...
I may have misunderstood. Trevino stated "we will follow Governor Abbot's lead". Abbott opened state parks which mean city parks are now open. I'm right?
They all remain closed with pretty ribbons and barracades. Is he going against his fellow racist republican governor. Another closet racist republican coco.
Now he opens up golf play grounds tennis fields are there any tennis places in the city parks are they open?
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