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Coronavirus Case Rates and Death Rates for Latinos in the United States

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Coronavirus can affect anyone. But reports show Latinos and other people of color are disproportionately affected, amid worsening historical inequities.

What are the data really showing?

UPDATE 9/16/20: Various new data state and U.S. data!

COVID-19 Case Rates for Latinos

Coronavirus is disproportionately sickening U.S. Latinos.

Latinos and black people together comprise 55% of coronavirus cases, nearly double their U.S. population makeup, according to CDC data released June 15, 2020.

The U.S. COVID-19-associated hospitalization rate is 166.9 per 100,000, according to CDC data updated on Sept. 11, 2020. That is compared to 120.9 on July 24. Hospitalization rates for Blacks and Latinos are 4.7 times the rate among Whites.

Here are some state examples of Latino coronavirus case disparities:

In fact, one-third more Latino households than other households said someone in their home is experiencing coronavirus symptoms ranging from a dry cough to difficulty breathing, according to a June 1 analysis by USA Today of a marketing research company survey of 1.6 million people.

NYT with cdc data on covid cases for latinos and blacks, july 6, 2020Disparities persist across the nation, according to the New York Times on July 6, 2020.

“Latino and African-American residents of the United States have been three times as likely to become infected as their white neighbors, according to the new data, which provides detailed characteristics of 640,000 infections detected in nearly 1,000 U.S. counties,” the Times reports. “And Black and Latino people have been nearly twice as likely to die from the virus as white people, the data shows.”

COVID-19 Death Rates for Latinos

The U.S. population recently rose to 18.5% Latino.

21.1% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths are among Latinos, according to a new CDC data web page, “Health Disparities: Race and Hispanic Origin.” That page was updated Sept. 16, 2020.

Economic Fallout LatinosHowever, the Latino death rate became a more out-sized 32% when CDC used weighted population distributions. This is higher than the 26.7% mark from data at the end of May 2020.

“The weighted population distributions ensure that the population estimates and percentages of COVID-19 deaths represent comparable geographic areas, in order to provide information about whether certain racial and ethnic subgroups are experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 mortality,” CDC wrote.

CDC also warns this data may be incomplete.

It doesn’t include all deaths that occurred during a given time period, given a one-to-two-week lag.

COVID-19 Death Rates for Latinos by Age

CDC is also tracking coronavirus death rates by race/ethnicity and age.

As of Sept. 16, 2020:

Ages 0-24

  • Latinos: 44.3% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 29.2%
  • Whites: 17.4%
  • Asians: 3.3%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 2.8%

Ages 25-34

  • Latinos: 43.2% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 28.8%
  • Whites: 15.8%
  • Asians: 3.9%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 5.5%

Ages 35-44

  • Latinos: 49.7% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 27.9%
  • Whites: 14.2%
  • Asians: 3.5%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 2.9%

Ages 45-54

  • Latinos: 43.3% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 28%
  • Whites: 20.2%
  • Asians: 4.2%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 2.3%

Ages 54-64

  • Latinos: 32.3% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 28.6%
  • Whites: 30.8%
  • Asians: 4.5%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.6%

Ages 65-74

  • Latinos: 23.7% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 26.1%
  • Whites: 42.5%
  • Asians: 4.6%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.1%

Ages 75-84

  • Latinos: 17.5% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 20.2%
  • Whites: 56%
  • Asians: 4.1%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%

Ages 85+

  • Latinos: 11.5% distribution of COVID-19 deaths
  • Blacks: 13.1%
  • Whites: 69.9%
  • Asians: 4%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%

COVID-19 Death Rates for Latinos by State

CDC also had data on racial/ethnic state distribution of COVID-19 deaths, as of Sept. 16, 2020.

Again, they included unweighted and weighted population distributions to add context for geographical outbreaks.

Alabama (4.4% of total state population is Latino)

  • 2.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Arizona (31.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 34.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 31.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Arkansas (7.7% of total state population is Latino)

  • 8.5% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 9.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

California (39.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 49.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 46.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Colorado (21.7% of total state population is Latino)

  • 25.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 24% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Connecticut (16.5% of total state population is Latino)

  • 9.5% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 19.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Delaware (9.5% of total state population is Latino)

  • 5.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 9.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

D.C. (11.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 14.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

rural latino hispanic farm worker health care coronavirus covid-19Florida (26.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • 28.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 44.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Georgia (9.8% of total state population is Latino)

  • 6.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 10.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Idaho (12.8% of total state population is Latino)

  • 13.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Illinois (17.4% of total state population is Latino)

  • 21.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 25.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Indiana (7.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • 4.5% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Iowa (6.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • 6.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Kansas (12.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • 17.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 13.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Kentucky (3.8% of total state population is Latino)

  • 3.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 5.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Louisiana (5.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • 2.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 7.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Maine (1.7% of total state population is Latino)

  • N/A% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 2.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Maryland (10.4% of total state population is Latino)

  • 11.5% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 14.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Massachusetts (12.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 6.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 12.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Michigan (5.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • 2.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 5.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Minnesota (5.5% of total state population is Latino)

  • 4.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 6.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Mississippi (3.4% of total state population is Latino)

  • 1.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 2.8% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Missouri (4.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 3.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 3.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Montana (4.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • N/A% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 5.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Nebraska (11.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • 20.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 12.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Nevada (29% of total state population is Latino)

  • 30.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 31.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

New Hampshire (3.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 2.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 6.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

New Jersey (20.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 21% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 23.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

New Mexico (49.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • 18.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 47.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

New York (19.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 15.5% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 18.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

North Carolina (9.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 9.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

North Dakota (4.1% of total state population is Latino)

  • N/A% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Ohio (3.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 1.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 5.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Oklahoma (10.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 8.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 15.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Oregon (13.3% of total state population is Latino)

  • 14.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 14.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Pennsylvania (7.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Rhode Island (15.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 8.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 23.1% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

South Carolina (5.8% of total state population is Latino)

  • 3.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 6.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

South Dakota (4.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • N/A% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 5.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Tennessee (5.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 6.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 7.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Texas (39.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 54.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 47.4% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Utah (14.2% of total state population is Latino)

  • 22.9% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 18.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Virginia (9.6% of total state population is Latino)

  • 10.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 14.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Washington (12.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 15.2% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 11.3% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

West Virginia (1.7% of total state population is Latino)

  • 0% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 1.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

Wisconsin (6.9% of total state population is Latino)

  • 11.6% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths.
  • 13.7% Latino distribution of COVID-19 deaths, when weighted for geographic outbreak areas.

That means 39 of 46 reporting states and D.C. have an over-representation of Latino deaths, according to the weighted CDC data.

COVID-19 Case and Death Data in 5 U.S. Cities with Largest Latino Populations

Not much, if any, city race/ethnicity data is weighted geographically to highlight disparities amid large outbreaks.

Here is a look at the most Latino cities.

1. New York City

29.1% of the total population is Latino.

Latinos have the largest number of confirmed deaths due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Confirmed Deaths

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 5,865
  • Blacks: 5,329
  • Whites: 4,855
  • Asians: 1,435
  • Other/Unknown: 1,582

Source: NYC Health, accessed 9/3/20.

2. Los Angeles County (Home of Los Angeles)

48.6% of the total population is Latino.

51% of COVID-19 deaths are Latino.

Latino hispanic man coughing sick health care ACACOVID-19 Deaths

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 51%
  • Blacks: 10%
  • Whites: 23%
  • Asians: 15%

Source: County of Los Angeles Public Health, 9/2/20.

3. City of Houston

44.8% of the total population is Latino.

Nearly half of cases are among Latinos.

COVID-19 Cases

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 27,000
  • Blacks: 12,000
  • Whites: 14,000
  • Asians: 2,000

Houston lists cases by race/ethnicity on their coronavirus dashboard as of 9/3/20 They do not post death data by race/ethnicity.

4. Bexar County (Home of San Antonio)

60% of the total population is Latino.

76% of COVID-19 cases are Latino and 68% of COVID-19 deaths are Latino.

COVID-19 Cases

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 76%
  • Blacks: 4.8%
  • Whites: 15.8%
  • Asians: 1.4%

COVID-19 Deaths

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 68%
  • Blacks: 5.6%
  • Whites: 24.1%
  • Asians: 1.6%

Source: San Antonio Metro Health Surveillance Dashboard, 9/9/20.

5. City of Chicago

29% of the total population is Latino.

32.7% of COVID-19 deaths are Latino. 47% of COVID-19 cases are Latino.

COVID-19 Deaths

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 32.7%
  • Blacks: 43.1%
  • Whites: 19.2%
  • Asians: 4.3%

COVID-19 Cases

  • Hispanics/Latinos: 47%
  • Blacks: 29.8%
  • Whites: 15.5%
  • Asians: 2.7%

Source: Chicago.gov, accessed 8/5/20.

San Francisco’s Big Coronavirus Testing Blitz Reveals Wide Disparities

Dr. Diane Havlir, of the University of California, San Francisco, galvanized community support and tested over 3,000 adults and children for coronavirus, including the Mission District, one of the city’s largest Latino neighborhoods.

The results left her spellbound.

“While Havlir expected to see the Latinx community hit hard by the virus, the actual numbers came as a shock. About 2% of people tested positive for the coronavirus. Nearly all of them — 95% — were Latinx,” according to statnews.com. “The other 5% were Asian or Pacific Islander. Not a single white person tested positive, though 34% of the tract’s residents are white, according to the U.S. Census; 58% are Hispanic.”

Coronavirus covid-19 SF casesThe data also found that most of those who tested positive (82%) reported having been financially affected by economic fallout of the pandemic.

Only 10% reported being able to work from home.

“The virus exploits pre-existing vulnerabilities in our society,” Havlir said in a statement. “We have already seen that 84 percent of people coming into [Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center] for treatment for COVID-19 are Latinx, and our community-based screening study emphasizes how high infection risk continues to be for this population. Hopefully, with this data we can respond and start putting resources to work towards more equity in supporting this highly impacted community.”

What Does All This Coronavirus Case and Death Data Really Mean?

It means Latino face a heavy burden of coronavirus.

Latinos are highly exposed to the virus as essential workers.

Also, this population suffers from inequities in income, health care access, access to food, and more. Poverty rates also play a large role, as do fears of impact on daily life.

Latino undocumented immigrants often don’t benefit from unemployment aid or stimulus checks, either.

But we can overcome our biases.

We also need policies to address social support for Latinos in poverty, such as these 10 strategies.

“Capable and healthy adults are the foundation of any well-functioning society,” said Greg Duncan of University of California, Irvine, in a news release. “But because millions of American children are in families living below the poverty line, this future is not as secure as it could be.”

What Can You Do?

Here are 19 ways to push for health equity amid coronavirus.

You can also get a “Health Equity Report Card” for your area!

Health Equity Report Card - 1Select your county name and get a customized Health Equity Report Card by Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio. You will see how your area stacks up in housing, transit, poverty, health care, healthy food, and other health equity issues compared to the rest of your state and nation.

Also, take a personal step to ensure the safety of our communities.

See and share our Salud America! Juntos, We Can Stop COVID-19” digital communication campaign to help Latino families and workers take action to slow the spread of coronavirus.

The #JuntosStopCovid campaign features culturally relevant fact sheets, infographics, and video role model stories to encourage Latinos to change their public health behaviors

https://salud-america.org/coronavirus-case-rates-and-death-rates-for-latinos-in-the-united-states/

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Partly because Latinos have large families and they like to gather and interact with their extended family members and friends frequently which unfortunately increases the chance of the virus to spread rapidly.

 

 

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the infected rate in Latin countries are also high for the same reason mentioned in the article and reply.

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Blacks & southern whites gather families more than we. 

 

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Where I live the Latinos gather with their extended families quite often here during the weekend.  The sidewalks are filled with cars, they must be serving a lot of food.   It seems as if every occasion has a party.  It's nearly impossible to get a parking space in my neighborhood during Super Bowl.  There's at least 4 houses that's hosting the event and some have to park a few blocks away to attend the party.  After the Super Bowl ends, they eat and the smell of the barbecue dish is everywhere followed with music.    Since the lockdown, they've reduce their partying.

 

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We gather at the Super bowl, World series & Christmas.  Filipinos gather when Pacquiao fights 

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World Series is one event that Dominicans have to watch.  Dominicans favorite sport is baseball.

 

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Baseball my Man, baseball
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European countries are infected more than Latinos

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America: 16, 285, 399 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (7 033 430), Brazil (4 689 613), Colombia (798 317), Peru (794 584) and Mexico (720 858).  9,117,072 in Latin America and Caribbean.

 

 

Europe: 4, 844, 339 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Russia (1 136 048), Spain (716 481), France (513 034), United Kingdom (423 236) and Italy (306 235).

 

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Some races are more prone to different types of diseases because of genetics. 

https://abc30.com/race-coronavirus-hispanic-covid-ethnicity/6272611/

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That means their genes are just slightly different and they predispose Hispanic people to developing fatty liver disease even if they're not as obese as other Caucasians, or have other risk factors like diabetes.

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