Aragonez is one of 15 family members who contracted the coronavirus after a small indoor birthday celebration earlier this month where no one wore masks. People of color, including Latinos like the Aragonez family, who are Mexican American, continue to suffer increased mortality rates from covid-19, a Post analysis found. ADOn Nov. 1, one of her cousins texted a group of relatives inviting them to his house for an impromptu and belated birthday celebration. “Everyone who went to the event tested positive.”Three other relatives who didn’t go to the birthday party also caught the virus. ADADThe rest of the Aragonez family, Aragonez said, had more mild cases.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2020 11:10 UTC