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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 Hispanic and Black workers in the sector faced the most risk, with their mortality rates increasing 59...

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.