The virus doesn't discriminate, but more black and brown people are dying at higher rates

One thing we know for certain about the Corona Virus is that anyone can become infected, no matter what age, gender, background, or race you are.
The Los Angeles Times recently published an article explaining that we are finding that more people of color in California, specifically the Latino and Black communities are being hit harder. Why? Most of the essential workers who are employed on the frontlines and in the grocery stores are people of color. More people of color at younger ages are contracting the virus. This data is the opposite for Californians who are White or Asian. Looking at statistics, more white and asians are not working on the frontlines and have the luxury of working from home. The socioeconomic disparities don't help with this either. We know that in lower income communities is where black and brown people can be found and this cities are located where they are surrounded by freeways and do not have access to healthy food resources. This can lead to weaker immune systems and obesity. In other areas of the country where the COVID-19 cases are higher, researchers are not seeing this divide between races and age. The United States was not fully prepared for this pandemic and so many people are being affected in so many ways.

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