OF
OF REPORTOSS THE UNDERSERVED. >> THIS TOOK EVERYBODY BY
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE. >> THEY BROUGHT HEALTHCARE TO
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION FOR 50 YEARS.
>> THEY HAVE NEEDS WITH THE
COVID.
COVID.
COVID. WITH THE COVID THEIR NEEDS ARE
NOT EVEN THAT IMPORTANT FOR US.
>> SO THEY SET UP TESTING
SITES.
SITES.
SITES. >>
SITES. >> THE MORE WE TEST, THE MORE
WE KNOW.
WE KNOW.
WE KNOW. >> 28% OF PATIENTS HAVE BEEN
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
>> THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GETTING
HIGH POSITIVE RATES.
LIKE MORGAN.
LIKE MORGAN. 50% IS COMING UP POSITIVE.
WHICH IS ASTONISHING.
>> AT THE FORT MORGAN SITE,
EVERY OTHER TEST IS POSITIVE.
THE TEST SHOWS WHERE PEOPLE
COULDN'T AFFORD TO STAY HOME.
TWO OF THE LARGEST STAFF
OUTBREAKS IN THE STATE ARE IN
FORT MORGAN.
FORT MORGAN. FACILITIES FULL OF ESSENTIAL
WORKERS, WHO KEPT TAKING THE
RISK, GOING INTO WORK.
UNTIL 158 OF THEM GOT SICK OR
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. COMMUNITIES TAKING RISKS LIKE
THIS ARE SEEING CASES RISE ALL
OVER THE STATE.
>> WHEN YOU BREAK PIECES DOWN
BY RACE.
BY RACE.
BY RACE. THE CASE IN WHITE PEOPLE IS
96%.
96%.
96%. THE
96%. THE RATE IS GOING UP EVEN
HIGHER AT A GROWTH RATE OF
176%.
176%.
176%. BY
176%. BY FAR, THE COMMUNITY
STRUGGLING THE MOST TO KEEP
THIS CONFRONTING.
THIS CONFRONTING. HISPANICS, WITH THE GROWTH RATE
OF 290.
OF 290.
OF 290. >> YOU GET ALL OF THIS STIGMA
ABOUT PEOPLE EXPOSING
THEMSELVES GOING OUT AND
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR THE
GOVERNMENT TALK ABOUT ALL OF
THESE PEOPLE.
THESE PEOPLE. THEY NEED TO STAY HOME.
HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THEY GOING
TO STAY HOME WHEN THEY NEED TO
GO OUT AND WORK AND PROVIDE FOR
THEIR FAMILY?
THEIR FAMILY? >> SHE DOESN'T WANT TO PUT
ANYONE IN DANGER.
SHE ONLY KNOWS HER FAMILY HAS
NEEDS.
NEEDS.
NEEDS. >>
NEEDS. >> I WAS CLEANING HOSPITALS
DURING THE NIGHTTIME.
GETTING PAID $10 AN HOUR CASH.
AND LITERALLY EXPOSING MYSELF
TO THE VIRUS, EVERY SINGLE
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. AND EVERY SINGLE NIGHT THAT I
WAS OUT THERE, EXPOSING MYSELF,
I KNEW THAT I WAS ALSO EXPOSING
MY FAMILY.
MY FAMILY. >> FROM FORT MORL MORGAN
TOMONTEBELLO.
TOMONTEBELLO. LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE
GETTING HIT THE HARDEST.
CAUGHT IN A CYCLE THAT IS
HITTING THEM NO MATTER WHAT
THEY CHOOSE.
THEY CHOOSE. >> KIND OF EYE OPENING TO SEE
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD
JOBS AND LOST THEM BECAUSE OF
COVID.
COVID.
COVID. AND THEN HAVING TO UTILIZE
RESOURCES LIKE THIS HERE.
>> JASON BRIDE LIVES IN
MONTEBELLO.
MONTEBELLO. AS A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE, HE
KNOWS HIS NEIGHBORS ARE
STRUGGLING.
STRUGGLING. NEARLY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
FIRST CASE OF COVID IN
COLORADO, DENVER ROLLED OUT A
FREE TESTING UNIT LAST WEEK,
FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
HE SAID WHEN TESTING COMES WITH
FOLLOW-UP HEALTHCARE.
FOLLOW-UP HEALTHCARE. THAT'S WHEN IT WILL HELP THE
UNDERSERVED.
UNDERSERVED. >> I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT
TAKING A TEST.
IF I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MY
FAMILY IS GOING TO EAT FOR THE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> DR. FORDEEP FEELS THE SAME
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. >>
WAY. >> AT THIS TIME, PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE JOBS AND THEY'RE WORRIED
ABOUT PUTTING FOOD ON THE
TABLE.
TABLE.
TABLE. IT'S A STRESSFUL SITUATION.
>> WITH THE TESTING SHOWS THESE
ARE THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED
THE RESOURCES, WHERE OTHER
RESOURCES?
RESOURCES? >> SOMEONE HAS TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT THIS PANDEMIC IS DOING.
AND NOT JUST WHAT THIS
CORONAVIRUS HAS DONE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. BUT ALSO, WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS LACKING TO DO TO OUR
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. WHICH IS OFFER THE HELP.
WHICH IS COME OUT AND SUPPORT
US, RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE NEED
THEM THE MOST.
>> MORE ON THAT TOMORROW.
IN PART 3. WITH
PHOTOJOURNALIST, AWCHTIN KNOX,
I'M LORI LIZARRAGA, 9NEWS.
>> AS LORI SAID, YOU CAN SEE
PART 3 TOMORROW.
SHE IS REALLY FOCUSING ON THESE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND HOW
THE PANDEMIC HAS REALLY SHAPED
THEIR LIVES.
THEIR LIVES. IT'S REALLY SOME SCARY STUFF
AND IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO
LEARN.
LEARN.
LEARN. TOM?
TOM?
TOM? >>
TOM? >> TALKING ABOUT THOSE WORKERS
ON THE FRONT LINES.
THERE ARE NOW