COVID-19 Cases and Deaths are Down Among Blacks in Los Angeles County
By Sentinel News Service
The vaccination rate among Blacks lags others. Local coalition seeks to shift that paradigm.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported 378 new Covid-19 cases among Blacks (down by 81). The County also recorded 10 deaths among Blacks since last Tuesday (down by eight souls).
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In Los Angeles County the total number of diagnosed Black cases are 45,333 with 1,838 deaths. Current Covid-19 cases and deaths among Blacks are at the levels experienced in the fall of 2020 before the surge. New cases are decreasing at a slower rate than experienced after the January 2021 peak.