It was another troubling week in California, as growing infections and hospitalizations prompted state and local officials to announce new widespread closures of businesses and schools across the state to slow the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic, which is disproportionately ravaging communities of color, has killed at least 7,475 Californians. This week alone, more than 45,000 Californians were reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to state data released Friday morning, bringing the total number of infections in the state to more than 366,000.
“Prior to COVID-19, our mental health system and access to mental health providers that were culturally, linguistically representative of Latino communities were nonexistent” said Jeff Reynoso, executive director for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. “Add on to that, a global pandemic, it’s only going to heighten the need for mental health primary care services.”
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