“The reality is that it’s not a surprise,” Dr. Ilan Shapiro, medical director of health education and wellness for AltaMed, said.
shows the mortality rate for Latinos in Los Angeles County rose by 48 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is more than any other ethnic group, from 2019 to 2021.
By contrast, the mortality rate increases from 2019 to 2021 for other groups in Los Angeles were 23 percent for Black people, 22 percent for Asians and 7 percent for whites. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Latinos saw a 42 percent increase in mortality from 2019 to 2020, and 70 percent of excess deaths were attributable to the virus.
"The reality is that it's not a surprise," Dr.
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