COVID-19 slams San Joaquin Valley hospitals, as many resist restrictions – Los Angeles Times

Dr. Eyad Almasri of UC San Francisco in Fresno.

(Dr. Eyad Almasri)

“My own neighbor told me they thought COVID wasn’t real — a scam for hospitals to get money from the government,” he said. “I said, ‘What are you talking about? I’m there every day. I’ve seen people die.’”

In Fresno County, more than half of COVID-19 cases have been in the Hispanic community, and more people under the age of 75 have died than those older, according to data from the county. Cases in San Joaquin have also skewed young, with most of those who have contracted the virus between the ages of 20 and 60, the county says.

But now the ward is filled with people of every description.

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