‘The gaps widen’: In hard-hit L.A., Latinos bear the brunt of Covid’s surge

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The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on Latinos in California, who comprise 40% of the state's population but 55% of all confirmed Covid-19 cases and 46.5% of all deaths, according to state public health data. - NBCLatino

"People go to work not to be heroes but because they need money to exist," said Sonja Diaz, director of the Latino Policy & Politics Initiative.

In the lobby and in hallways, she sometimes encounters guests who are not wearing masks even as she sweats through her own. Los Angeles County has now recorded at least 1,003,923 coronavirus infections and 13,741 deaths, public health officials said. California has more than 2.9 million confirmed cases and roughly 33,000 deaths, according toIn a county of 10 million residents, the coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on Latinos, who comprise 40 percent of the state's population but 55 percent of all confirmed Covid-19 cases and 46.5 percent of all deaths,Death rates among Latinos in L.A.

Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, a union that represents hotel and food service workers in Los Angeles, said it is"a false choice" for people like Reyes, who is a member of the union. "You have the combination of poverty and density, and that leads to rapid spread of the virus," said Dr. Anne Rimoin, an infectious disease expert and professor of epidemiology at UCLA."It's hard to stop the momentum once it's started."

 

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NBCLatino I wonder where these guys are at? Why aren't they helping?

NBCLatino Trump’s piss poor Covid response should be considered a crime against humanity.

NBCLatino Have they been social distancing and wearing masks?

NBCLatino The ruler has deemed them Latinx. There are no Latinos in California.

NBCLatino If the covid is hitting a particular group harder it’s probably because they are less likely to let the government control them in an unconstitutional way. It’s applaudable imo

NBCLatino Bs

NBCLatino Covid is a racist virus and the world's response has shown a clear sign of white supremacy.

NBCLatino I don’t think coronavirus is racist🙄.

NBCLatino I wish the media would get the narrative right! It’s not disproportionately impacting black people, Mexicans or gay people! It’s disproportionately impacting poor people. When the base data is wrong, so will all following conclusions.

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