Latinos make up nearly one in two L.A. County residents. They are also now twice as likely as whites to get coronavirus
Latino residents of Los Angeles County are contracting the coronavirus at a much faster pace than other racial and ethnic groups, and are twice as likely to have contracted the virus than white residents.
For every 100,000 Latino residents in L.A. County, more than 700 have been infected with the coronavirus; and for every 100,000 Black residents, nearly 400 have been infected, according to anBy contrast, for every 100,000 white residents, more than 300 have been infected with the virus; and for every 100,000 Asian American residents, about 250 have been infected.
“Communities with high levels of poverty continue to see almost three times more cases than communities with little to no poverty,” Ferrer said.Of every 100,000 residents living in areas with higher levels of poverty in L.A. County, more than 1,800 have been infected. But for every 100,000 residents living in the wealthiest parts of L.A. County, more than 600 have been infected.
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