'This is a war': the coronavirus disaster in California's hardest-hit – and poorest – county

About 17 patients are airlifted out of Imperial county every day, as the virus takes a devastating toll on Latino residentsIn southern California’s Imperial county, the chuff-chuff of spinning helicopter blades has become a familiar noise. It’s the sound of coronavirus patients being airlifted out – 15 to 17 a day, on average. This remote region along the US-Mexico border is under siege from Covid-19, and hospitals are stretched to the brink.Imperial county, population 181,000, is experiencing California’s worst outbreak, according to several public health metrics. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/13/coronavirus-imperial-county-california-latino #california #coronavirus_outbreak #poverty #us_news #farming