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Today, @TOPublicHealth released new sociodemographic data on COVID-19 cases in our city from June – September. The data shows that people who identify with a racialized group and people who live in low-income households continue to be disproportionately impacted by this virus 1/6
79% of COVID cases in Toronto are people who identify with a racialized group – considerably higher than the City average, which is just over 50%. Based on TPH's calculations, racialized people in Toronto are 3.4 times as likely to contract COVID-19 as someone who is white. 2/6
When it comes to income, almost half of the COVID cases are from people who live in low-income households (48%). A Torontonian who lives in a low-income household is 2.2 times more likely to contract COVID-19 than someone who doesn't live in a low-income household. 3/6
The new data shows that COVID-19 continues to prey on poverty, discrimination, and inequality in our city. How much you make, where you live, and the colour of your skin plays a big part in who is put at risk, who gets sick, and who bears the devastating impacts of this virus 4/6
We must protect the residents & communities in our city that face systemic barriers and unequal access to the social determinants of health. Toronto's COVID Equity Action Plan is an important step, but we also need the Province to expand testing & increase worker protections. 5/6
The data also shows that we have much work ahead of us when it comes to income inequality, lack of affordable housing, access to physical & mental health services, and community supports. We can't have a healthy city, province, or country without addressing these realities. 6/6
