Source: Michael Perchick, WTVD, 6/22/20

Despite making up just 10% of the state's population, those who identify as Hispanic or Latino account for about 46% of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, a wide disparity also seen in other states. "We all know that COVID-19 has magnified some known disparities in healthcare that we know exist among minorities in our communities,"said Dr. Jose Cabanas, the Wake County EMS Director. "But in essence, there are three main factors that contribute to these numbers in this data that we're seeing: number one is living conditions, work circumstances, and underly..."

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