Keeping You Safe: PLA Reopening Playbook August 2020 | Page 6

THE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITY
Until a recently, racial data for COVID-19 was sparse. It's still
incomplete, but now 48 states plus Washington D.C., report at
least some data; and though gaps remain, the pattern is clear:
Communities of color are being hit disproportionately hard by
COVID-19. This is critical to understanding that our scholars and
family demographics are impacted more often than not.
5X
Non-Hispanic
American Indian
or Alaska Native
persons have a
rate approximately
five times that of
non-Hispanic
white persons.
5X
Non-Hispanic black persons
have a rate approximately
five times that of non-
Hispanic white persons.
4X
Hispanic or Latino
persons have a rate of
approximately four
times that of non-
Hispanic white
persons.
All scholars and staff will be provided the
required face coverings meeting CDC
specif ications.