Cass County sits in Indiana's corn belt, where acres of black dirt house row upon row of corn and soybeans. But this year, spring planting was eclipsed by the novel coronavirus.

Workers in the plants have been especially hard hit by COVID-19. While the numbers are declining, an examination of the state’s spring outbreak reveals a different story.  

Black and Latinx communities in the U.S. are experiencing more cases, deaths, and fewer recoveries than affluent white communities.

The food insecurity rate in Travis County is growing as COVID-19 affects people’s financial well-being and, in turn, their food stability.