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13 <br /> Key Findings: Impact Assessment <br /> • Black and Latinx communities are contracting COVID-19 at notably disproportionate rates in Orange <br /> County, mirroring a similar trend across the United States. <br /> • Most individuals who contract COVID-19 are under 49 years old and many are under 30, indicating <br /> high infection rates in younger adult populations within Orange County. <br /> • Job loss was five percent lower in Orange County than the national average. The industry breakdown of <br /> Orange County, with roughly 23.1% of jobs being those in the educational services sector and 16.2% in <br /> the healthcare and social assistance sector, may have created stability for the County but statistically <br /> camouflage the impact of unemployment in other sectors. <br /> • Between January and July 2020, the Orange County Emergency Housing Assistance Fund helped <br /> divert 365 households from eviction and/or homelessness, compared to 26 households in 2019 <br /> (l000%+ increase). <br /> • Moving to an online learning environment has been challenging for many families in Orange County. In <br /> 2018, Orange County cited 5,000 households in rural areas that are underserved by broadband <br /> internet. <br /> 10 1 Elected Officials Briefing , <br /> .IHI' H A G E R T Y ORAN HE COUNT YNORT `��• " J I' � <br /> \,.,. <br />