https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-african-american-covid-19-deaths-disproportionately-high-in-california/ > Coronavirus cases tracked on the basis of race show African-Americans represent a disproportionately higher number of deaths in California compared to their representation in the state’s population. > More than a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the California Department of Public Health would be tracking data that allows officials to analyze COVID-19 data on the basis of race and ethnicity, data has now been collected for 65 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases and 87 percent of deaths in the state.