Of the 88 deaths to have been confirmed in Harris County over the past week, more than half—or 45 total—have been Hispanic/Latino, according to county data.
Roughly two weeks ago, on July 8, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a joint statement with the Consul General of Mexico warning of recent research that showed the coronavirus having a "disproportionately heavy impact" on the Hispanic and Latino population, with those residents being three times as likely to be infected by the virus and nearly twice as likely to die from it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Black population continues to be overrepresented in the death tallies as well in Harris County, making up roughly 23% of the total deaths compared to 20% of the overall county population.
Of the 61,416 total cases in the county, the race is unknown in about 46% of cases, despite being unknown in only 4% of deaths. Of the remaining 33,187 cases, about 47% have infected Hispanic/Latino people, 26% have infected White people, 22% have infected Black people, and 4% have infected Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders.
