Latino COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County have increased by 1,000% since November, a new report said.

Los Angeles County has witnessed a new level of COVID-19 death among Latino Americans being “terrifying” and has called for government support for essential workers and people living in overcrowded homes. I’m urging you. According to the Los Angeles Times

Latin Americans in Los Angeles County have nearly three times the virus mortality rate of white residents in all groups, the newspaper reported.

Due to the recent surge, the death toll of Latinos has skyrocketed by more than 1,000% since the fall.

Over the two weeks of November, the average number of Latins in LA County who died daily from the virus was 3.5 per 100,000, according to outlets. That number is now skyrocketing to 40 per 100,000 Latins.

“In fact, our Latino community is facing the worst of this pandemic,” Barbara Ferrer, director of public health at Los Angeles County, told the Times.

Latin Americans and people of other colors were struck disproportionately By virus from the beginning. Report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This summer, Hispanic and black patients were found to account for nearly two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths in people under the age of 65.

Former surgeon General Jerome Adams Told the insider In July, the virus’s disproportionate impact on people of color may be due to “social determinants of health.”

LA County is the most populous county in the United StatesIt also has the highest share of overcrowded housing in the major metropolitan areas of the United States. According to The Times, certain Latino regions are crowded and have a high percentage of key workers.

Latin workers also have the highest employment rates in front-line jobs at high risk of exposure to COVID-19. According to the University of California, Berkeley Labor Center.

According to the LA Times, 55% of Latin Americans do such a job, and 48% of black residents do such a job. Meanwhile, 35% of white residents work on the front lines.

Authorities believe that these essential workers are exposed to the virus at work only to take the virus home and spread it to family members and cohabitants.

“Although mortality is horribly increasing in all racial and ethnic groups in LA County, the gap in experience between people in the Latin community and everyone else is frankly horrifying.” Feller said..

Despite being present Virus epicenter, LA restaurant Reopened for outdoor dining On Friday, restaurant workers under the age of 65 are not yet eligible for the vaccine.

Other residents of the county have also seen a surge in COVID-19 mortality since November. According to the LA Times, the death toll of black residents has increased from one per day in the fall to an average of 20 per 100,000 per day. The proportion of Asian populations has increased from 1 death per 100,000 daily to 17 deaths per 100,000 in November.

At a press conference earlier this month, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez said inequality cannot be ignored. She said the government should provide assistance to LA’s most devastated communities and it is important to vaccinate essential workers.

“If you’re not focused on fairness right now, I’ll tell you who will be vaccinated. They’re the luxury people who stay at home and send their kids to private schools and learning pods in the neighborhood, Martinez said. “And those who are not vaccinated are babies, maids, housekeepers, gardeners, groceries, daily meals, mail deliveries, and street cleaners.”

Los Angeles County officials have expressed growing concern about inadequate access to vaccines by those in need of the vaccine, The Times reported. There are concerns that the proportion of vaccines available to healthcare workers in southern Los Angeles, where Latin and Black residents are reportedly large, is reportedly low.

Authorities said they hoped that more predictable shipments and the potential for approved vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson would help.

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