This is an archive of the Color of Coronavirus monthly updates since March 2022, as well as select updates from previous iterations. More about this project, as well as the most recent information, in our latest update here.
June 2023: Fewest deaths in April since beginning of pandemic; deaths down across all racial and ethnic groups
May 2023: All racial and ethnic groups in all states saw COVID deaths drop in third year of pandemic
April 2023: COVID-19 deaths decrease in February for all racial and ethnic groups
March 2023: COVID deaths of Black Americans increased most from December
Februrary 2023: White Americans now have second-highest cumulative crude mortality rate
January 2023: Around 10,000 COVID deaths in November, up slightly from October
December 2022: COVID deaths down again in October, state-level data shows variety of disparities
November 2022: COVID deaths down for all race and ethnicity groups in September
October 2022: In many states, white Americans now have highest crude COVID-19 death rates
September 2022: Racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality have narrowed in 2022
August 2022: Most racial and ethnic groups see an increase in deaths after low point in spring
July 2022: Deaths increase for Asian, Pacific Islander and white Americans
June 2022: Deaths in April lowest since March 2020 for all race and ethnicity groups
May 2022: Mortality rate for Latino Americans nearly doubles when adjusting for age
April 2022: Indigenous Americans have highest COVID-19 mortality rates
March 2022: Relaunched Color of Coronavirus shows racial disparities of mortality persist
March 2021: The final installment of the Color of Coronavirus using data compiled from state websites
December 2020: The Color of Coronavirus - 2020 Year in Review
Summer 2020: The Color of Coronavirus Response Panel - doctors, researchers and community leaders comment on what they seen in our data and what they think should be done
