It’s Thursday, July 16th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be partly cloudy, with a high in the mid-80s and a low tonight of 62. Our top story: Latinos have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus. This comes as California sees a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Latinos make up nearly 40 percent of the state’s population and 55 percent of its COVID-19 cases.