Columnist Jack Spillane surveys the pandemic’s toll on New Bedford, from the Latino community to health care workers.
Category: COVID-19
Posted inCOVID-19, Data Analysis
A COVID cluster: Retired mill workers
An analysis of New Bedford death certificates reveals a surprising cluster of deaths among elderly residents who worked for decades when the textile and apparel industry was at its peak.
Posted inData Analysis
Pandemic’s death toll struck unevenly in New Bedford
Death certificates obtained by The New Bedford Light show the elderly and younger Black and Hispanic residents have borne the heaviest burden.
