The resolution notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on “the stark racial injustices” that still exist in Utah, with Native American, Alaska Native, Latino and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities accounting for a disproportionate number of coronavirus cases in the state. Black Utahns have been less likely to receive COVID-19 testing than the population as a whole, while Asian American residents have dealt with “a rise in xenophobic narratives” during the pandemic, the resolution states. um what the fuck? What?
The resolution notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on “the stark racial injustices” that still exist in Utah, with Native American, Alaska Native, Latino and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities accounting for a disproportionate number of coronavirus cases in the state. Black Utahns have been less likely to receive COVID-19 testing than the population as a whole, while Asian American residents have dealt with “a rise in xenophobic narratives” during the pandemic, the resolution states. um what the fuck? What?