The coronavirus pandemic continues to exact a disproportionate toll on Colorado’s communities of color, new data released Thursday by the state Health Department shows.
Hispanic Coloradans, who make up 22% of the state’s population, have accounted for roughly 38% of the state’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Black people make up almost 5% of the state’s population, but account for nearly 10% of the COVID-19 hospitalizations and 7% of deaths, according to the data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
White Coloradans are proportionately underrepresented in case counts, hospitalizations and deaths.