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Black, Latino People 3x More Likely To Get The Coronavirus, Idaho Proves No Exception

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Idaho farmworkers pick up food boxes during a Community Council of Idaho distribution in Canyon County in April. Advocates worried farmworkers may not have adequate coronavirus protection are collecting masks.

As Idaho’s COVID-19 numbers continue to skyrocket, one thing remains the same: Latino and Black people are three times more likely to become infected as their white neighbors, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nicole Foy is a reporter with the Idaho Statesman and has been following how Idaho’s Latino population has been doing during the pandemic. She joins Idaho Matters live to talk about what she’s heard. 

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