'We failed them:' New data shows Hispanic residents disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in 2020
PENDLETON â New data released by the Umatilla County Public Health Department shows what was long understood but had yet to be disclosed â Hispanic residents have been disproportionately infected with COVID-19 in the county. Residents reporting Hispanic ethnicity accounted for 41% of Umatilla Countyâs total COVID-19 cases in 2020, compared with 34% from non-Hispanic residents and 25% from residents whose ethnicity was unknown, according to a report released by the health department this week. In addition, the countyâs Hispanic population tested positive at a rate approxima...
Source: eastoregonian.com