In Kansas, Latinx people contract COVID-19 at a rate 5.7 times that of non-Hispanic residents for cases in which ethnicity was reported — 22.9% of cases are missing ethnicity data. Latinx people accounted for almost half of COVID-19 cases in Wyandotte County, where 29.8% of the population is Latinx, for cases where ethnicity data is known. Latinx people also face greater disparities in accessing testing.
Author Archives: Brittany Callan
Brittany Callan is the health and environment reporter at The Beacon and a Report for America corps member. Funding for this reporting was provided in part by the Health Forward Foundation.
