\u201cOur operations switched to helping people with basic needs,\u201d said Sarazua, who contracted COVID-19 in July. \u201cWe don\u2019t see the situation getting any better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sarazua said the organization\u2019s November food distribution was the second largest one, with 700 families receiving assistance through their drive through. The first largest event was in May, with 750 families receiving boxes of food.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the coronavirus tears through the nation, in Georgia, Latinos continue to disproportionately feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Latinos or Hispanics, of any race, make up <\/span>9.8%<\/span><\/a> of Georgia\u2019s population, but they account for <\/span>15%<\/span><\/a> of coronavirus cases in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The following graphs show the racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Georgia. The state has reported a total of 443,822 cases of COVID-19 and 8,971 coronavirus-related deaths as of Dec. 6. With roughly 1 million residents, Latinos account for 52,897 of all cases in the state and 536 deaths as of Dec. 6, according to <\/span>the COVID Tracking Project<\/span><\/a>, a volunteer organization launched by The Atlantic dedicated to collecting data on COVID-19 in the United States and its territories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n