Abstract / Description: 

It was a variation on what has become a grim demographic theme, and not just in California. Infections among Latinos have far outpaced the rest of the nation, a testament to the makeup of the nation’s essential work force as the American epidemic has surged yet again in the last couple of weeks.

Latinos in the United States are hardly a cultural monolith, and there is no evidence that any ethnic group is inherently more vulnerable to the virus than others are. But in the last two weeks, counties across the country where at least a quarter of the population is Latino have recorded an increase of 32 percent in new cases, compared to a 15 percent increase for all other counties, a Times analysis shows.

Collection: 
eCardio Hub Collection
Category: 
COVID-19 Impact on Minority Health
Date: 
2020
Author: 
Shawn Hubler, Thomas Fuller, Anjali Singhvi and Juliette Love