Data on 865 deaths disaggregated by ethnic group reveal that 37% of the deceased are Latino, however, the disease is more lethal in African-Americans
Paramedics transferring a patient with COVID-19. File photo.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health updated the data regarding the pandemic of the coronavirus adding 29 deaths and 900 new cases.
In L.A. County 942 people have died in total and the number of cases already adds the 20,417 positives, including the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena.
Until now 4,403 people have been hospitalized for the disease. Currently there1,845 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the county health system.
@lapublichealth Announces 29 New Deaths Related to #COVID ー 19 & 900 New Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. 20,417 positive cases across all areas of LA County, and a total of 942 deaths. View https://t.co/mUqD9LAH7Q for more. pic.twitter.com/ZIHGnJe6Ha
– LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) April 27, 2020
In her speech, Dra. Barbara Ferrer, director of the department, referred to a range that they have created using the data of deaths by ethnic group that seeks to reveal how the virus has impacted the county.
"From 865 deaths we have collected that 37% are Latino, 28% are White, 18% are Asian, 14% are African American, 1% Hawaiian, 1% identified with another race"Said Ferrer.
"To understand what these data tell us, we created a range for every 100,000 people in each of these groups, and in doing so we found that African-American people have a death rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people, a number significantly higher than the rest."Said the director.
"In the case of Latinos, the range is 9.8 per 100,000 people, "added the director. Using the same data but with a focus on poverty levels by community, Ferrer I affirm that "People who live in areas with higher poverty rates are three times more at risk of dying from COVID-19"
In the state of California up to today a total of 43,464 cases and 1,755 deaths from coronavirus.
