31 Mar Status Update on Bay Area Health Developments

A report from the Bay Area Equity Atlas shows low-income workers and communities of color still face significant hurdles when it comes to fully participating in the Bay Area’s recovery from the worst of the pandemic’s economic downturn. (Courtesy of Bay Area Equity Atlas via Bay City News)

By Bay City News

The latest public health developments around the region as of Thursday evening include:

As the Bay Area’s economy continues its up-and-down recovery from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent data shows that many low-income households and communities of color are getting left behind.

In a January report based on data analyzed via the “Bay Area Recovery Tracker” online tool, the Bay Area Equity Atlas found that despite some promising economic gains, the hope that a rising tide would lift all boats appears to be floundering.

“We’re finding this consistently, that low-income adults and people of color are continuously struggling to cover their usual expenses,” said the report’s author Simone Robbennolt.

The report found that six in 10 low-income adults in the Bay Area — people living in households earning less than $50,000 a year — and almost half of adults of color still report having a somewhat or very difficult time paying for usual expenses, compared to 21% of white people and 22% of people with higher incomes.

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As of Thursday, at 5:30 p.m., officials have confirmed the following number of COVID-19 cases around the greater Bay Area region:

Alameda County: 383,294 cases, 2,207 deaths (383,081 cases, 2,207 deaths on Tuesday) (Totals include Berkeley Health Department data)

Contra Costa County: 297,072 cases, 1,570 deaths (296,931 cases, 1,568 deaths on Tuesday)

Marin County: 49,518 cases, 317 deaths (49,333 cases, 317 deaths on Tuesday)

Monterey County: 99,895 cases, 831 deaths (99,836 cases, 831 deaths on Tuesday)

Napa County: 34,711 cases, 202 deaths (34,667 cases, 200 deaths on Tuesday)

San Francisco County: 196,818 cases, 1,181 deaths (196,456 cases, 1,174 deaths on Tuesday)

San Joaquin County: 211,140 cases, 2,416 deaths (210,939 cases, 2,416 deaths on Tuesday)

San Mateo County: 184,001 cases, 912 deaths (184,001 cases, 912 deaths on Tuesday)

Santa Clara County: 479,540 cases, 2,711 deaths (478,982 cases, 2,707 deaths on Tuesday)

Santa Cruz County: 68,904 cases, 276 deaths (68,798 cases, 276 deaths on Tuesday)

Solano County: 118,904 cases, 441 deaths (118,904 cases, 441 deaths on Tuesday)

Sonoma County: 115,258 cases, 553 deaths (115,098 cases, 548 deaths on Tuesday)

Statewide: 11,196,109 cases, 101,193 deaths (11,173,967 cases, 101,019 deaths on Tuesday)

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