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It has been reported that African Americans and Latinos have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus. Now new numbers prove to what extent. "The first figures had shown that the black and Latino virus was injured by the virus at higher rates. But the new federal data made available after New York continued the disease and prevention control centers - reveals a clearer and more complete image, "reports thepaper. "The black and latinos peoples have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus generally covers the country, in hundreds of counties in urban, suburbs and rural areas, and all age groups."

"Latin American and African American residents have been three times more likely to become infected as their white neighbors, according to new data, which provide detailed characteristics of 640,000 infections detected in nearly 1,000 US counties. , "Continues the document. "And black people and Latinos were almost twice as likely to die of the virus than whites, the data show. "

Latinx are three times more likely to test positive

Data confirm what has been found in previous studies - a recent study, published inJama, analyzed Covid-19 tests in the Metropolitan area of ​​Baltimore-Washington and found that triple Latinx people are likely to test positive for the virus compared to any other ethnic or racial group. In total, more than 37,727 tests were performed with an overall test of 16.3% positive for COVID-19. Ethnicity and race, 42.6% were Latinxids, 17.6% were African-Americans, 17.2% for those identified as "other" and 8.8% for whites.

Another interesting discovery was that the virus has inclined younger in this group. The majority who tested positive-61.5% - aged 18 to 44 aged 18 to 44 years. In the same age group, only 28.6% of African-American patients who have tested positive and 28% of white patients fell in this same population.

The disparity is to blame

This study proves that socio-economic disparity can be blamed. "Many of these patients tell me they are delayed to come to the hospital until they are worried because they were worried about medical invoices and did not know if they could receive care because of their status of immigration ", the Kathleen R. Page, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University Medicine, in Baltimore, MD, which dealt with many patients from The study of JAMA, explained. "Most of the patients I have encountered are not eligible for benefits, without health insurance and rental rooms in crowded homes. The need to work, the absence of professional protections and crowded living conditions have led to High transmission in this community. "

NewTimes The report comes with some warnings. "The new federal data, which constitute a major component of the agency's disease surveillance efforts, is far from over. Not only ethnic breed and belonging information is missing more than half of the cases, But are therefore other important indices epidemiologically, such as how the person could have been infected, "Journalists write. "And because it only includes cases until the end of May, it does not reflect the recent increase in infections that have seized parts of the nation."

As for yourself, the CDC recommends to everyone to wear a well-adjusted face mask; practice social distancing; Wash your hands frequently; and monitor your health.