...As of Thursday, one-third of all confirmed coronavirus cases in the county involved patients who identify as Latino or Hispanic. Latinos make up only about 15% of the county’s population.The trend mirrors statewide data showing one-third of Wisconsin's 16,974 confirmed cases have been patients identifying as Latino or Hispanic.“We see that we now have more cases in our Hispanic population than any other race or ethnicity,” said Ben Weston, medical services director for Milwaukee County’s Office of Emergency Management....
There's a reason for that, according to the news story.
...He said one reason for the disparity may be the high number of essential workers in the Hispanic community. Those workers often have jobs with low pay and without paid sick time that require employees to leave their homes and interact with the public....
Umnnhhh....how about "crowded living conditions"?
Nah. That doesn't fit The Narrative.
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