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As Florida experiences a slight increase in coronavirus infections following spring break, the pathogen s more infectious deadly mutations have been found mostly in people of color.
Black residents, who make up an estimated 17% of Florida s population, accounted for 17% of the 2,954 people diagnosed with a COVID variant as of April 1, according to data obtained by The Palm Beach Post that only including information on variant cases through April 1.
White residents, who make up an estimated 53% of Florida s population, accounted for 37% of those infected with a variant.
Latinos, who make up 26% of the state s population, accounted for 32% of the variant infections.
An additional 389 people, or 13%, of other races have been diagnosed with mutations; the rest are listed as unknown.
California and Florida have similar COVID pandemic rates, but these charts show key regional differences
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As California moves forward with reopening after a months-long lockdown, several recent media reports have pointed out that despite its strict pandemic response, California’s public health outcome has been very similar to that of Florida, which has been open for months.
CDC data shows that the coronavirus case rate for the course of the pandemic is only slightly higher in Florida than California. And California’s death rate, dramatically lower during much of the pandemic, rose to near Florida’s after the winter surge.
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