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COVID Central

The smallest city in Rhode Island is tackling the highest coronavirus rate in the state.

01/23/2022

Rhode Island PBS Weekly

COVID Central

Clip: Season 3 Episode 3 | 11m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

The smallest city in Rhode Island is tackling the highest coronavirus rate in the state.

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected Latinos across Rhode Island, particularly in Central Falls where two thirds of the city’s 19,000 residents are Latinos. Rhode Island PBS Weekly explores how economic and health disparities are making COVID-19 difficult to control in these communities.

01/23/2022

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