AdvertisementThe state recorded 265 COVID-19 deaths Friday, its fourth-largest single-day tally. California is now averaging 226 deaths a day, also a new record, and five times the comparable figure from early November. Among Latino residents over the last four weeks, for example, the death rate has jumped from 1.4 daily deaths per 100,000 residents to 4.5 daily deaths per 100,000. Among Black residents, the death rate has jumped from less than 1 death per 100,000 residents to more than 3 deaths per 100,000. And among Asian residents, the death rate has risen from 0.5 deaths per 100,000 residents to 3 deaths per 100,000.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 19, 2020 12:02 UTC