OMAHA- During the summer months, the Hispanic community accounted for over half of the Douglas County COVID-19 cases. However, the Hispanic share of cases has dropped by nearly 17% in the past two weeks. Measures such as protecting meatpacking plant workers, increased testing availability and following best practice standards have helped immensely.

Armando De Alba Rosales, Adi Pour and other Spanish-speaking doctors held a virtual forum that spoke to the community about what to do if a family member tests positive, future plans for the vaccine and more. Dr. De Alba Rosales went on to talk about the current hospital crisis, saying if cases continue to climb how they are now, there will be no available hospital beds for anyone. He urged everyone to avoid places that allow for masks to be taken off and especially avoid superspreader events like weddings.

Everyone needs to be cautious as they were at the beginning of the pandemic, everyone is sick of it, but that does not mean it is not real.

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