Hispanic residents in the Houston region, including Valery Martinez and her family, have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Hispanic residents are more likely to work in service jobs or live in multigenerational households that make social distancing difficult. He said COVID-19 is amplifying the existing inequalities of "a health care infrastructure that is faulty by design." Nationally and in parts of Texas, the coronavirus has also disproportionately sickened and killed Black residents, another group with unequal access to health care. "These problems are all coming to a head after decades of not paying attention to the health care infrastructure."

HOUSTON Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner gave a news conference Monday where urges people to continue to wear masks and practice good hygiene in order to thwart the spread of coronavirus in the community. Turner announced that there were 325 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, bringing the citys total to 42,202. So that is nine families that will be permanently impacted.Of the nine people who died, Turner said six were Hispanic. According to Turner, the virus is still spreading and is having a devastating impact on the Hispanic community and the city as a whole. Do not think that you are so strong that you cannot be a carrier, even if you are feeling well, Turner said.

HOUSTON The Hispanic community has been one of the communities hardest hit by the coronavirus in Texas. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, about 40% of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are Hispanic. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Monday that of the seven new coronavirus-related deaths, six were members of the Hispanic community. RELATED: Hispanic community urged to get tested as COVID-19 hits group hardest in Houston-areaGov. Greg Abbotts office launched a Spanish-language public service announcement Monday in an effort to bring more awareness in the community and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.