{"id":791,"date":"2020-11-29T23:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyujournalismprojects.org\/gdjfall20\/?p=791"},"modified":"2020-11-30T12:31:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:31:41","slug":"bessies-story-draft-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyujournalismprojects.org\/gdjfall20\/index.php\/2020\/11\/29\/bessies-story-draft-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessie’s Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

School-aged children from Latinx families are disproportionately affected by the technology gap as COVID-19 shuts down schools in Colorado.<\/b><\/p>\n

Job loss, evictions, lack of access to mental health, and wellness support. These are all realities and consequences of COVID-19 for many families across the United States. Yet evidence shows that the virus continues to excessively affect people of color.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Data suggests that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Latinx communities across the country. On average, Latinx people are three times more likely to contract the deadly virus compared to a white person. The disproportionate rates of infection have been particularly obvious in the state of Colorado.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though Latinx people make up an estimated <\/span>22%<\/span><\/a> of the population in Colorado, they make up to 38% of the total coronavirus cases in the state. <\/span>The graph below shows that cases among Latinx people in Colorado are comparable to cases among White people who make up to 87.1%<\/a> of the population.<\/p>\n