Los Angeles County released a partial racial breakdown of COVID-19 deaths, covering 57% of its total to date. Of those 93 cases, most are Latino—but “African Americans have a slightly higher death rate” than other groups, per the county’s health director. https://lat.ms/3aT6NF0 

Every state and municipality needs to be doing racial breakdowns of coronavirus cases and deaths. What little we know now tells us that black people are being infected and dying at disproportionately high rates. We need the data to work towards a solution. https://nyti.ms/34lwo7e 

“The sobering statistics suggest black Chicagoans are dying at a rate nearly six times greater than white residents.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-coronavirus-deaths-demographics-lightfoot-20200406-77nlylhiavgjzb2wa4ckivh7mu-story.html