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one interesting byproduct of checking dozens of different local papers everyday is seeing what the through-lines in coronavirus coverage are across the state
My LAT colleagues have written about how the coronavirus is affecting Blacks and Latinos in California, but the pandemic's disproportionate impact on Latinos in CA is particularly stark when you see how it's playing out in so many different places https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-25/coronavirus-takes-a-larger-toll-on-younger-african-americans-and-latinos-in-california
Here's Stanislaus County, from @modbee https://www.modbee.com/news/coronavirus/article242590886.html
"The numbers released this week revealed a huge ethnic disparity."
"The numbers released this week revealed a huge ethnic disparity."
San Joaquin County, from @lodinews https://www.lodinews.com/news/article_ae116ce8-86b9-11ea-83b3-07975c6228fe.html
Sonoma County, from @NorthBayNews
"Latino residents in Sonoma County are 4½ times more likely than white residents to contract the coronavirus, a finding that mirrors troubling state and national statistics" https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10957676-181/new-data-reveals-latinos-hit
"Latino residents in Sonoma County are 4½ times more likely than white residents to contract the coronavirus, a finding that mirrors troubling state and national statistics" https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10957676-181/new-data-reveals-latinos-hit
In San Jose, from @mercnews
"An exclusive analysis of Santa Clara County death records shows the coronavirus is hitting hardest in the poor, largely Latino neighborhoods of East San Jose, where death rates are far higher than in wealthier areas." https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/10/coronavirus-deaths-east-san-jose-poor/
"An exclusive analysis of Santa Clara County death records shows the coronavirus is hitting hardest in the poor, largely Latino neighborhoods of East San Jose, where death rates are far higher than in wealthier areas." https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/10/coronavirus-deaths-east-san-jose-poor/
O.C. from @ocregister
"Though Latinos account for about 34% of Orange County’s population, the study found they represent 47% of COVID-19 patients. Conversely, whites account for about 40% of the county population but 21% of all local COVID-19 patients" https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/08/coronavirus-study-finds-lower-income-latinos-hit-hardest-in-orange-county/
"Though Latinos account for about 34% of Orange County’s population, the study found they represent 47% of COVID-19 patients. Conversely, whites account for about 40% of the county population but 21% of all local COVID-19 patients" https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/08/coronavirus-study-finds-lower-income-latinos-hit-hardest-in-orange-county/
San Diego from @sdut/ @latimes "The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming the region’s Latino population, exacerbating disparities that were present prior to the coronavirus crisis." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-07/covid-19-cases-higher-among-latinos-san-diego
San Francisco, from @latimes + @sfchronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-Latinos-hit-hardest-by-coronavirus-15252632.php https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-06/latinos-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-at-overwhelming-levels-in-san-francisco-survey
