Coronavirus death rate among Latinos appears low, but experts say the data are thin

Preliminary data released this week by Los Angeles County appeared to offer a glimmer of hope for the county’s largest ethnic group: Latinos, who make up nearly half the county’s population, represent just over a quarter of its coronavirus deaths.

But experts warn that the early, and incomplete, information may paint a murkier picture.

“Latinos in particular are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes,” said Jeffrey Reynoso, executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. “So in L.A. County, for example, Latino and other immigrant communities are at risk from air pollution along freeways resulting in increased asthma rates.”

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