Vergara-Rodriguez is part of the Illinois Latino COVID-19 Initiative, a group working to highlight and address the health inequities that have contributed to the rapid spread of the disease among Latinos. Citing data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the group notes that nearly 1.8% of the state’s Latino residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, a relatively high rate compared with about 1.1% of African Americans, less than 1% for the state as a whole and 0.3% among the white, non-Hispanic population.
Latinos have the highest COVID-19 infection rate in Illinois. As restrictions ease, community leaders fear things will get even worse.
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