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COVID-19 has instantly become a threat to the health and survival of indigenous people. According to the CDC, many American Indian and Alaskan Native people are nearly twice as likely to die from COVID-19 compare to non-Hispanic Whites. The population of American Indians and Alaska Native (AIAN) has significantly dropped during the COVID pandemic.
Poldine Carlo, author of Nulato: An Indian life on the Yukon, a Koyukon writer from Alaska. A little over one third of the 2,786,652 Native Americans in the United States live in three states: California at 413,382, Arizona at 294,137 and Oklahoma at 279,559. [1] 70% of Native Americans lived in urban areas in 2012, up from 45% in 1970 and 8% ...
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to repeal ...
By April 20, four workers were diagnosed with COVID-19 at a Foster Farms plant in Kelso, Washington. Health officials in Cowlitz County, Washington, described the cases as a "cluster". [54] On April 22, Foster Farms reported that an employee at one of its two plants in Fresno, California, had tested positive for coronavirus.
New cases were 22.02% higher than those added in the previous week, and COVID-19 testing increased by 0.44%. Palm Beach reported 1,489 new resident cases, reaching a cumulative total of 461,440.
Of the 45,822 inpatient beds being used in Florida, 2,330, or about 5%, of the beds are being used for COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, as of Friday.
Diabetes is a prevalent issue in the American Indian and Native American communities. Some of the issues that arise from diabetes are accelerated development of cardiovascular diseases, renal disease, and loss of visual acuity, all of which contribute to excess morbidity and mortality rates. [43]
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