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Despite the trillions of dollars the U.S. Congress has recently freed up for the nation’s ongoing fight to slow the spread of the coronavirus, alarming gaps remain in the country’s response — particularly when it comes to immigrant populations and communities of color.

With nearly 420,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14,262 deaths reported by Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, the United States is still struggling to contain the virus for all population groups.

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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.