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Pandemic continues to exact huge toll despite vaccines as Delta variant spreads

Denitsa Tsekova February 16, 2021, 11:39 AM Essential workers, especially those of color, have suffered the greatest risk of death during the pandemic among all occupations, a new study of death records in California found. Workers in the food and agricultural sector saw a 39% increase in their mortality rate since the pandemic began, according to an analysis by the University of California that looked at death certificate data for working-age adults in the last four years in California. But Hi...

Workers in the food and agricultural sector saw a 39% increase in their mortality rate since the pandemic began, but Hispanic and Black workers in the sector faced the most risk.