L.A. County Unvaccinated – Black and Latinx Residents: Highest COVID Case Rates; White Residents: Highest Death Rates

Greater Los Angeles Area Counties and larger cities and towns (Photo – Stilfehler)

Between August 29 and September 25, unvaccinated Black and Latinx people had 587 to 594 new cases per 100,000 people.

By News Desk

Across all racial and ethnic groups, infection rates among unvaccinated people remained two to three times higher than among vaccinated people. Black residents also had the highest hospitalization rates among both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents, with a rate of 62 hospitalizations for every 100,000 unvaccinated people, which is 27% higher than the rate in the next highest group, Latinx residents.

Among unvaccinated people, White residents had the highest death rates of all groups, followed closely by Latinx and Black residents.

According to L.A. County Health Department:

These numbers highlight the need to continue efforts that make it as easy as possible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in the hardest-hit communities, especially in those communities with high numbers of residents with chronic illnesses and other risk factors that increase their chances of severe illness from infection.

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