The U.S. census is the decennial effort by the federal government to count every person living in the country. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau)

The U.S. Census Bureau is delaying all field operations until April 1 as a result of the nation’s efforts to delay the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus.

In an announcement on March 18, bureau officials noted that 11 million American households had already responded to the census and that people are still strongly encouraged to “self-respond” by going online to 2020census.gov.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.