Las Vegas Hispanic community hit hard by COVID-19

The Hispanic community in Las Vegas has the highest number of cases of COVID-19 out of any racial or ethnic group.

Clark County officials are trying to change that, while a local woman shares her story as a wake-up call.

Jeremy Chen reports.

TONIGHT A WOMAN IS PLEADINGWITH HER FAMILY..., FRIENDS...AND NEIGHBORS TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN EXPLAINS HOW HER 41 YEAROLD UNCLE DIED FROMCORONAVIRUS.HERE IN CLARK COUNTY- THEHISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS BEENDISPROPOTIONATELY IMPACTED BYTHE CORONAVIRUS.THE WOMAN I SPOKE WANTS HERSTORY TO BE A WAKE-UP CALL FOROTHERS."IT HAS BEEN AN ESPECIALLYDIFFICULT TIME FOR OUR FAMILY.BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN ABRUPTLOSS." 22-YEAR-OLD ALYSSACORTES SPEAKING ABOUT THE LOSSOF HER UNCLE-WHO DIED BATTLINGCOVID-19 ABOUT A WEEK AGO.HE WAS IN ISOLATION AT THEHOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A MONTH."DOCTORS DID ALL THEY COULD BUTHIS HEART GAVE OUT." CORTESSAYS IT WAS UNEXPECTED BECAUSEOF HER UNCLE'S AGE."PEOPLE MAY NOT THINK ITAFFECTS THEM BECAUSE OF THEIRAGE OR BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH,BUT HE WAS ONLY 41 AND HAD AFULL LIFE AHEAD OF HIM."COVID-19 HAS HIT HISPANICSREALLY HARD.THE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT LISTING ABOUT 15,000CASES OF COVID-19 IN CLARKCOUNTY AS OF TUESDAY- 30PERCENT OF THAT OR 48-HUNDREDCASES COMES FROM THE HISPANICCOMMUNITY."THE LATINO COMMUNITY MAKES UPA LARGE PERCENTAGE OF ESSENTIALWORKERS, AND SO IT'S DIFFICULTTO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS WEWOULD LIKE THEM TO." CORTES ISENCOURAGING HER COMMUNITY TOLISTEN TO THE "ESTA EN TUSMANOS" OR "IT'S IN YOUR HANDS"MASK WEARING.IT'S ALL TO PREVENT OTHERS FROMMONTH AGO, SO I WOULD RECOMMENDPEOPLE TO DO THE SAME."WE'LL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS ONTHIS OUTREACH EFFORT- AND THERESOURCES THEYTHARE PROVIDING ON OUR WEBSITEK-T-N-V DOT COM.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.MORE THAN....-18- THOUSAND NEVADANS....HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR"COVID-19".