COVID-19 Data

United States COVID Hotspots

-California has the highest number of reported COVID cases and

the second highest number of COVID related deaths in the US

LA COVID Hotspots

-Los Angeles County has the highest number of reported COVID cases (1 million) and

the highest number of COVID related deaths (14,000) out of every county in the US

-People living in poor areas are infected and dying at twice the rate

-Blacks and Latinos are 3 times more likely to get infected compared to Whites

California Unemployment Claims

-There were almost 2.5 million unemployment claims in April compared to only 200,000 in February

-Unemployment rate was the highest in April and May at 16.4%

LA Workforce

-Service, arts + entertainment, construction, retail, transportation,

manufacturing, and health care workers were some the occupations hit hardest by COVID