Latinos make up a lower percentage of coronavirus deaths in L.A. County relative to their share of the population, according to preliminary data.
Preliminary data released this week by Los Angeles County appeared to offer a glimmer of hope for the county’s largest ethnic group: Latinos, who make up nearly half the county’s population, represent just over a quarter of its coronavirus deaths.Latinos are typically younger than other demographic groups, an advantage against a virus that ravages older patients.
The figures aligned with new information released Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration showing that Latinos accounted for 29% of coronavirus deaths statewide, though they make up 39% of California’s population. One upside for the Latino population is its youthful skew. Roughly one-third of the population statewide is younger than 20, compared with around 20% for other demographic groups. That means a smaller percentage of the Latino population is at risk of falling severely ill with COVID-19.
“People who are more conscious since the beginning of the epidemic would probably be taking more precautions against the potential of being exposed to someone with the disease or washing their hands or wearing a mask,” Vargas Bustamante said.That alertness has been amplified in the news media geared toward Latinos, said David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA’s School of Medicine.
“I use gloves, masks, hand sanitizers and I wash my hands frequently,” he said. “I’m not taking any chances.”
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