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12.08pm BST
My colleague Mario Koran has been reporting for us on the coronavirus situation in Imperial county, California. Over the last 14 days, the county’s infection rate was more than 588 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people – by far the highest in the state.
Not only has coronavirus infected a disproportionately high number of residents, Imperial county is also the state’s poorest. In 2018, 30% of its children lived in poverty, soaring above state and national averages. It comes in dead last on a ranking of county health indicators, which include rates of obesity, access to healthcare, and environmental pollution. Luis Olmedo, executive director of Comite Civico del Valle, said that taken together these factors make the county a Petri dish for disease.
Related: ‘This is a war’: the coronavirus disaster in California’s hardest-hit – and poorest – county
11.54am BST
Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania have issued a statement saying they are to investigate an incident which was filmed on Saturday by a passer-by and which went viral on social media.
The video shot on Saturday night from a passerby’s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital.
BREAKING:@AllentownPolice were filmed Saturday evening applying the same force to a resident that the cops used to murder #GeorgeFloyd.
This happened here in #Allentown outside a hospital.
We demand answers. We demand change.
We’re Done Dying.#DefundThePolice pic.twitter.com/AbuyvkMNdT
Continue reading…Florida sets record single-day total for new coronavirus casesReports that White House has been briefing against Dr FauciMueller breaks silence, condemns Trump for commuting Stone’s sentenceSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.08pm BSTMy colleague Mario Koran has been reporting for us on the coronavirus situation in Imperial county, California. Over the last 14 days, the county’s infection rate was more than 588 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people – by far the highest in the state.Not only has coronavirus infected a disproportionately high number of residents, Imperial county is also the state’s poorest. In 2018, 30% of its children lived in poverty, soaring above state and national averages. It comes in dead last on a ranking of county health indicators, which include rates of obesity, access to healthcare, and environmental pollution. Luis Olmedo, executive director of Comite Civico del Valle, said that taken together these factors make the county a Petri dish for disease. Related: ‘This is a war’: the coronavirus disaster in California’s hardest-hit – and poorest – county 11.54am BSTPolice in Allentown, Pennsylvania have issued a statement saying they are to investigate an incident which was filmed on Saturday by a passer-by and which went viral on social media. The video shot on Saturday night from a passerby’s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital.BREAKING:@AllentownPolice were filmed Saturday evening applying the same force to a resident that the cops used to murder #GeorgeFloyd.This happened here in #Allentown outside a hospital.We demand answers. We demand change.We’re Done Dying.#DefundThePolice pic.twitter.com/AbuyvkMNdT Continue reading…