Latino people getting tested, but layers of complications persist
Dr. Kelinda Ramsay stands in a quarantined hallway of Methodist North Hospital where COVID-19 patients are being treated. Ramsay has been watching the numbers of Latino people in her care inch upward for more than a month. (Houston Cofield/Special to the Daily Memphian)
In Shelby County, more than 28% of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are Latino. The percentage of positive tests is rising.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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