California was among the first states to start tracking racial data to determine why the disease, based on early infection patterns, was disproportionately impacting Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans. Although the rate of infections by race narrowed over time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and California Department of Health data still show higher COVID-19 death rates for African Americans than the general population.

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