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The new data clearly shows the virus has hit working class communities hardest but it’s also clear that increased county outreach to affected neighborhoods is stemming the tide.
The county will soon be measured by state health officials on another metric aimed at addressing virus disparities in low-income, Latino neighborhoods.
The virus is hitting working class Latino neighborhoods especially hard because many residents are essential workers who are trying to quarantine in overcrowded housing.
OC residents living in overcrowded housing throughout working-class Latino neighborhoods will get motel and hotel rooms from the state government so they can quarantine and isolate while battling Coronavirus.
Anaheim and Santa Ana have been hit the hardest by the virus because many residents didn’t have the option to work from home and live in overcrowded housing, making it easier for the virus to spread.
Latino Health Access has partnered with OC health officials in an effort to help address the growing coronavirus cases in poor, working-class Latino neighborhoods.
Hundreds of public comments on spending pushed the Tuesday meeting into Wednesday.