By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 28, 10:04 p.m. Pacific
2,195,960
confirmed cases
+66,811 on Monday
24,545
deaths
+257 on Monday
To better understand the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times is conducting an independent, continual survey of dozens of local health agencies across the state.
What we know
The holiday drove down new case counts. Many local health departments closed for Christmas. Tallies over the holiday weekend are not fully representative.
Stay-at-home orders have returned. Most of the state, including Los Angeles County, is currently under stricter rules.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 38,130 cases per day, a 16.1% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 11.3% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Deaths are on the rise. The state has averaged 231 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 41.2% from two weeks ago.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. Statewide, there are 19,766 people hospitalized with a confirmed case, 45% more than two weeks ago. Among those patients, 4,228 are in intensive care.
Disparities in age and race persist. Roughly 74% of the dead were 65 or older. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 2.6 times more likely than whites to test positive.
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The latest totals
Coronavirus can infect people so rapidly that it has continued to spread despite shutdown orders aimed at slowing the growth of new cases and flattening the line below.
The number of cases in California is now on pace to double every 40.5 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits2,195,960Dec. 28
Times survey of county and local health departments
Local governments announce new cases and deaths each day, though bottlenecks in bureaucracy can introduce delays. For instance, some agencies do not report new totals on holidays and weekends, leading to lower numbers on those days.
Over the past week, the state has averaged 38,130 new cases and 231 new deaths per day. Experts say the true number of people infected is unknown and likely much higher than official tallies.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.01002003004007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals. On the cases chart, gray bars mark when errors in a state computer system delayed the tabulation of new cases.
Where new cases are concentrated
State officials study the latest data and then rate regions and counties to determine when and how businesses reopen.
The government doesn‘t release enough data to replicate its analysis, but the rate of new cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days provides insight into where the virus is spreading.
Metric
CasesDeaths
Method
Per 100kTotals
Regions ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1. Southern California
838.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days838.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
2. San Joaquin Valley
682.3682.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
3. Greater Sacramento
390.4390.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
4. Bay Area
385.6385.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
5. Northern California
296.6296.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
After adjusting for population, the virus is now categorized as widespread in 55 the state's 58 counties, which results in stricter rules being put into place. Together they are home to 99% of California residents.
Metric
CasesDeaths
Method
Per 100kTotals
Counties ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1. Lassen
1,465.4 cases per 100k in last 7 days1,465.4 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
2. Riverside
1,009.31,009.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
3. San Bernardino
983.8983.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
4. Los Angeles
977.1977.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
5. Kern
835.5835.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
6. Amador
827.4827.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
7. San Benito
7867867-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
8. Merced
774.1774.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
9. San Joaquin
732.8732.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
10. Monterey
7257257-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
11. Colusa
708.2708.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
12. Mono
677.3677.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
13. Orange
677.1677.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
14. Madera
6586587-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
15. Kings
653.7653.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
16. Fresno
633.4633.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
17. Ventura
609.8609.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
18. Imperial
609.8609.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
19. Tulare
596.1596.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
20. Stanislaus
5705707-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
21. San Diego
539.3539.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
22. Sutter
538.2538.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
23. Inyo
536.4536.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
24. Solano
523.1523.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
25. Tuolumne
509.9509.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
26. Yuba
507.3507.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
27. Napa
482.5482.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
28. Santa Clara
458.7458.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
29. Tehama
435.5435.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
30. Lake
416.2416.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
31. Sacramento
400.6400.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
32. Placer
398.3398.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
33. Santa Cruz
389.8389.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
34. Sonoma
387.6387.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
35. Alameda
368.7368.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
36. Santa Barbara
347.3347.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
37. El Dorado
338.6338.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
38. Yolo
330.3330.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
39. San Mateo
329.1329.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
40. Contra Costa
327.1327.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
41. Butte
311.4311.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
42. Modoc
290.9290.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
43. Shasta
280.3280.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
44. San Luis Obispo
261.5261.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
45. Glenn
225.8225.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
46. Plumas
208.6208.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
47. Del Norte
204.2204.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
48. Nevada
193.8193.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
49. Mendocino
193.3193.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
50. San Francisco
185.6185.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
51. Marin
185.6185.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
52. Sierra
136.5136.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
53. Siskiyou
119.4119.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
54. Humboldt
108.3108.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
55. Mariposa
102.6102.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
56. Calaveras
70.770.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
57. Trinity
54.454.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
58. Alpine
007-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
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The Times' calculation of per capita rates can vary from what's published elsewhere. To learn more about how and why this count sometimes differs from official figures, consult our FAQ.
What's open where?
See how the governor has rated all 58 counties, and what that means for reopening, in our county reopening tracker.
Mapping the toll
The coronavirus has been found in all 58 counties, from urban Southern California to the state's rural north.
Cumulative totals
Metric
CasesDeaths
Method
Per 100kTotals
Confirmed cases1.2k2.5k3.9k5.6k7k10.5k14.7k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Monday
Deaths
Per 100k
Monday
Lassen »
4,573
14,664.1
+393
8
25.7
–
Imperial »
21,887
12,144.9
+646
406
225.3
–
Kings »
15,767
10,506.1
+143
110
73.3
–
San Bernardino »
184,954
8,661.3
+2,633
1,437
67.3
–
Kern »
66,526
7,533.6
+1,716
502
56.8
+16
Riverside »
174,477
7,320.9
+16,367
1,870
78.5
+41
Los Angeles »
734,860
7,277.2
+14,900
9,564
94.7
+79
Merced »
18,843
7,002.9
+1,058
248
92.2
+16
Tulare »
32,109
6,973
+1,687
386
83.8
+13
Sutter »
6,290
6,560.8
+253
49
51.1
+3
Fresno »
63,811
6,523.8
+1,560
646
66
–
Madera »
10,015
6,460.7
+710
116
74.8
–
Amador »
2,394
6,328.5
+35
23
60.8
–
Mono »
891
6,286.2
+34
4
28.2
–
Stanislaus »
33,623
6,234.6
+475
586
108.7
+8
Monterey »
26,723
6,168.6
+1,203
189
43.6
+3
San Joaquin »
43,930
5,999.6
+2,826
625
85.4
+7
Colusa »
1,264
5,888.9
+50
8
37.3
–
San Benito »
3,431
5,774.5
+37
28
47.1
+2
Alpine »
64
5,574.9
–
0
0
–
Tuolumne »
2,827
5,241.8
+19
21
38.9
–
Yuba »
3,805
5,040.2
+177
18
23.8
+1
Glenn »
1,336
4,789
–
14
50.2
–
Tehama »
3,017
4,760.7
–
34
53.7
–
Orange »
149,607
4,728.1
+2,144
1,846
58.3
–
San Diego »
147,530
4,466.8
+1,751
1,404
42.5
+2
Shasta »
7,792
4,351
+225
70
39.1
–
Ventura »
36,579
4,313
+3,178
244
28.8
+11
Solano »
18,518
4,222.7
+1,188
95
21.7
–
Sacramento »
63,131
4,180.8
+3,361
827
54.8
+18
Napa »
5,487
3,904.5
+396
26
18.5
–
Sonoma »
18,649
3,720
+110
182
36.3
–
Santa Barbara »
16,476
3,713
+211
153
34.5
–
Marin »
9,616
3,694.3
+47
138
53
–
Yolo »
7,810
3,632.9
+17
109
50.7
–
Modoc »
313
3,501.9
+6
0
0
–
Santa Clara »
66,270
3,447.6
+1,296
652
33.9
–
Contra Costa »
39,029
3,444
+471
323
28.5
+2
Placer »
13,055
3,434.8
+793
125
32.9
+5
San Luis Obispo »
9,539
3,389.2
+68
70
24.9
+3
Inyo »
611
3,378.5
+36
20
110.6
–
Butte »
7,051
3,105.1
+467
88
38.8
+5
San Mateo »
23,681
3,091.8
+1,440
212
27.7
–
Alameda »
49,796
3,029.5
+888
625
38
–
Santa Cruz »
8,202
2,996
+850
83
30.3
+7
El Dorado »
5,509
2,951.3
+414
18
9.6
+5
Lake »
1,791
2,792
+103
23
35.9
–
Mendocino »
2,425
2,773.9
+19
26
29.7
–
Del Norte »
729
2,658.3
+34
2
7.3
–
San Francisco »
22,323
2,565.7
+155
182
20.9
–
Siskiyou »
1,111
2,551.7
+35
9
20.7
+1
Nevada »
2,519
2,542.1
+104
49
49.4
+5
Plumas »
463
2,476.1
+8
3
16
+1
Trinity »
269
2,091.4
+4
3
23.3
+1
Calaveras »
754
1,666.9
–
22
48.6
–
Sierra »
38
1,296.9
+4
0
0
–
Mariposa »
223
1,271.4
+3
4
22.8
–
Humboldt »
1,647
1,213.1
+63
20
14.7
+2
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Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,342 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
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Area
Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
16,258
Pomona
15,737
Palmdale
14,596
Lancaster
13,195
North Hollywood
11,987
South Gate
11,404
Santa Clarita
11,282
Boyle Heights
11,028
Downey
11,020
El Monte
10,768
Glendale
10,681
Pacoima
10,561
Compton
10,230
Norwalk
9,464
Sylmar
9,453
Van Nuys
8,992
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
8,629
Lynwood
8,280
Panorama City
8,187
Baldwin Park
7,920
West Covina
7,784
Inglewood
7,706
90805: Long Beach
7,281
Huntington Park
7,122
Pico Rivera
7,078
Vernon Central
6,958
Whittier
6,839
Reseda
6,768
Montebello
6,469
Pasadena
6,429
Bellflower
6,420
West Vernon
6,192
Paramount
6,191
Florence-Firestone
5,947
Hawthorne
5,642
North Hills
5,535
Sun Valley
5,378
Canoga Park
5,362
South Whittier
5,260
Bell Gardens
5,251
Carson
5,103
Burbank
4,866
Westlake
4,862
Central
4,820
Wilmington
4,816
Melrose
4,763
South Park
4,747
Watts
4,641
Vermont Vista
4,574
90813: Long Beach
4,474
Wholesale District
4,372
Harvard Park
4,319
Pico-Union
4,272
Northridge
4,239
La Puente
4,231
Arleta
4,167
San Pedro
4,129
Bell
4,117
Covina
3,918
Lakewood
3,916
Azusa
3,906
Winnetka
3,899
Alhambra
3,860
El Sereno
3,820
Century Palms/Cove
3,787
Torrance
3,729
Granada Hills
3,722
Athens-Westmont
3,715
Exposition Park
3,705
Willowbrook
3,665
Gardena
3,533
Highland Park
3,427
Maywood
3,354
90806: Long Beach
3,295
Sherman Oaks
3,253
Hollywood
3,176
Lake Balboa
3,146
Lincoln Heights
3,142
Hacienda Heights
3,084
Temple-Beaudry
3,040
Wilshire Center
3,009
Koreatown
3,007
San Fernando
3,005
Cudahy
2,934
Castaic
2,876
Glendora
2,868
Monterey Park
2,736
West Whittier/Los Nietos
2,736
Harbor Gateway
2,735
Rosemead
2,703
Woodland Hills
2,656
90810: Long Beach
2,644
Santa Monica
2,619
Mission Hills
2,588
La Mirada
2,550
90804: Long Beach
2,503
West Adams
2,341
Green Meadows
2,325
Downtown
2,307
90802: Long Beach
2,261
Valinda
2,258
Valley Glen
2,227
University Park
2,213
San Jose Hills
2,208
South El Monte
2,152
Eagle Rock
2,138
Chatsworth
2,088
Rowland Heights
2,079
Hyde Park
2,062
Lennox
1,965
Encino
1,962
Lawndale
1,939
Altadena
1,915
Glassell Park
1,915
Tarzana
1,905
Silver Lake
1,881
Monrovia
1,876
East Hollywood
1,860
Walnut Park
1,826
Diamond Bar
1,820
San Gabriel
1,805
San Dimas
1,792
Vermont Knolls
1,772
East Rancho Dominguez
1,715
Mt. Washington
1,700
Santa Fe Springs
1,678
West Hills
1,663
Bassett
1,610
La Verne
1,607
Cerritos
1,606
Baldwin Hills
1,603
Commerce
1,595
90815: Long Beach
1,592
Beverly Hills
1,554
90807: Long Beach
1,527
Redondo Beach
1,495
Harvard Heights
1,485
Arcadia
1,477
Tujunga
1,475
Little Bangladesh
1,462
Unincorporated - Azusa
1,449
Lakeview Terrace
1,418
Temple City
1,410
90808: Long Beach
1,396
Unincorporated - Covina
1,395
Porter Ranch
1,381
West Hollywood
1,368
Palms
1,364
Hawaiian Gardens
1,346
West Los Angeles
1,342
Duarte
1,337
Harbor City
1,333
Claremont
1,325
Westwood
1,292
Sunland
1,282
Historic Filipinotown
1,248
Westchester
1,244
Valley Village
1,216
Del Rey
1,194
Culver City
1,186
Artesia
1,154
West Carson
1,147
90803: Long Beach
1,092
West Puente Valley
1,088
Mar Vista
1,040
Walnut
1,001
Northeast San Gabriel
981
Venice
947
Cloverdale/Cochran
935
Alsace
931
Lake Los Angeles
928
Covina (Charter Oak)
914
Leimert Park
907
Hollywood Hills
902
Country Club Park
900
Vermont Square
874
Crenshaw District
868
Brentwood
854
Figueroa Park Square
847
Studio City
795
Echo Park
789
South Pasadena
781
90814: Long Beach
755
Elysian Valley
744
Manhattan Beach
742
Atwater Village
740
Rancho Palos Verdes
735
Gramercy Place
729
Adams-Normandie
711
Jefferson Park
710
Athens Village
702
Avocado Heights
698
Quartz Hill
696
Mid-city
694
Little Armenia
692
Lomita
691
North Whittier
677
Calabasas
668
Signal Hill
668
Victoria Park
626
Los Feliz
610
Hancock Park
593
Stevenson Ranch
583
Carthay
579
Crestview
576
Hermosa Beach
562
Agoura Hills
556
La Crescenta-Montrose
556
Unincorporated - Duarte
551
South San Gabriel
549
Sun Village
526
Manchester Square
525
Miracle Mile
523
Beverlywood
496
Thai Town
482
Canyon Country
471
El Camino Village
449
Chinatown
445
La Canada Flintridge
435
Pacific Palisades
435
Cadillac-Corning
413
View Park/Windsor Hills
408
South Carthay
400
Beverly Crest
380
St Elmo Village
376
Reseda Ranch
365
El Segundo
360
Longwood
353
Century City
334
Park La Brea
333
Wellington Square
331
Playa Vista
322
Lafayette Square
312
Unincorporated - Arcadia
305
Elysian Park
303
Wiseburn
303
Littlerock
296
East La Mirada
295
Littlerock/Pearblossom
295
Toluca Lake
291
Santa Monica Mountains
285
Sierra Madre
282
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
277
East Whittier
266
Acton
253
Cheviot Hills
241
Little Tokyo
240
Rancho Dominguez
231
Ladera Heights
227
San Marino
223
Shadow Hills
222
Exposition
219
Bel Air
218
Desert View Highlands
215
Unincorporated - South El Monte
215
Palos Verdes Estates
214
Unincorporated - Monrovia
214
Malibu
211
Marina del Rey
205
Rancho Park
201
Unincorporated - Whittier
190
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
188
Del Aire
178
Val Verde
174
Angelino Heights
171
Irwindale
170
White Fence Farms
160
University Hills
150
Reynier Village
149
East Pasadena
141
La Rambla
140
Rolling Hills Estates
138
Sunrise Village
135
Unincorporated - West LA
129
View Heights
128
Agua Dulce
126
Regent Square
122
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
119
Faircrest Heights
115
Industry
102
Harbor Pines
101
Unincorporated - La Verne
97
Valencia
96
Del Sur
95
Pellissier Village
94
Anaverde
93
West Rancho Dominguez
93
Rosewood/East Gardena
92
Santa Catalina Island
90
Marina Peninsula
89
La Habra Heights
88
North Lancaster
85
Palisades Highlands
84
Saugus
81
Rosewood
79
Mandeville Canyon
76
Westlake Village
74
Lake Manor
72
Toluca Terrace
69
Toluca Woods
69
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
68
Leona Valley
67
Playa Del Rey
61
Pearblossom/Llano
60
Unincorporated - Palmdale
57
Vernon
57
Newhall
52
Southeast Antelope Valley
52
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
51
Roosevelt
50
Unincorporated - Cerritos
44
Unincorporated - Glendora
44
Unincorporated - Pomona
42
Elizabeth Lake
39
Hidden Hills
37
Unincorporated - Claremont
33
Bradbury
32
Westhills
29
Hi Vista
26
Saugus/Canyon Country
26
Llano
24
Bouquet Canyon
23
Rolling Hills
23
San Pasqual
23
East Covina
21
Lake Hughes
21
Sycamore Square
20
West Antelope Valley
19
Palos Verdes Peninsula
18
Westfield/Academy Hills
18
90822: Long Beach
16
90840: Long Beach
16
Unincorporated - Del Rey
16
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
15
Brookside
13
South Antelope Valley
13
Unincorporated - El Monte
13
Unincorporated - Bradbury
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
East Lancaster
9
Sand Canyon
9
Whittier Narrows
8
Avalon
6
Padua Hills
6
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
5
Angeles National Forest
4
Franklin Canyon
1
West Chatsworth
1
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Hospitals and patients
Stay-at-home orders aim to slow the virus in hope of preventing hospitals from being overrun. To keep tabs on available beds, officials watch out for rapid increases in the number of patients.
There are now 19,766 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 45% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
1,449
5,732
7,181
Orange »
453
1,578
2,031
San Bernardino »
343
1,312
1,655
San Diego »
394
1,087
1,481
Riverside »
282
1,085
1,367
Santa Clara »
155
506
661
Fresno »
138
487
625
Sacramento »
94
369
463
Alameda »
115
303
418
Kern »
73
302
375
Stanislaus »
62
290
352
Ventura »
74
267
341
San Joaquin »
76
251
327
Contra Costa »
63
194
257
Tulare »
22
193
215
Placer »
26
175
201
Imperial »
42
148
190
Monterey »
37
142
179
San Francisco »
46
133
179
San Mateo »
34
118
152
Solano »
36
100
136
Santa Barbara »
33
94
127
Kings »
9
81
90
Butte »
17
67
84
Sonoma »
20
54
74
Santa Cruz »
17
53
70
Yuba »
14
54
68
San Luis Obispo »
13
43
56
Merced »
12
42
54
Shasta »
6
40
46
Madera »
8
37
45
Yolo »
13
16
29
El Dorado »
9
19
28
Napa »
9
15
24
Marin »
8
16
24
Tehama »
2
20
22
Nevada »
5
14
19
San Benito »
4
12
16
Glenn »
0
16
16
Colusa »
0
14
14
Mendocino »
4
8
12
Inyo »
0
11
11
Amador »
3
6
9
Lake »
3
5
8
Tuolumne »
1
6
7
Humboldt »
1
5
6
Lassen »
0
5
5
Siskiyou »
1
4
5
Del Norte »
1
2
3
Calaveras »
1
2
3
Plumas »
0
2
2
Mono »
0
1
1
Modoc »
0
1
1
Mariposa »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
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Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. The latest data show that there are 1,385 available statewide.
Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,385Dec. 27
California Department of Public Health
Officials have organized the state’s counties into five regions. If a region’s available percentage of intensive-care beds falls below 15%, a stay-at-home order is issued. The number is adjusted to ensure that some beds remain open for patients who don’t have COVID-19. Three regions currently fail.
Available ICU beds by region
01530Dec.3Dec.28Bay AreaBay Area9.5%9.5%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento16.6%16.6%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California29.3%29.3%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California0.0%0.0%
Vaccines
California officials have begun to distribute the state’s first batch of coronavirus vaccine. The initial shipments are expected to add up to about 1.2 million doses and are being administered to healthcare workers who face the greatest exposure to the virus and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes.
The state has yet to release figures on how many people have been vaccinated so far. Officials are still drafting a plan on how to roll out the shot beyond the initial group. It is unclear when essential workers and other Californians will have access.
Phase 1
Healthcare workers and long-term care residents
Doctors and nurses on the front lines are now receiving shots. Other healthcare workers and nursing homes come next in this step.
Phase 2
Essential workers
Emergency personnel, teachers and farmworkers are expected to be next in line. There is no start date. Who else will qualify is undecided.
Phase 3
Everyone else
It’s unclear how long the rest of California’s nearly 40 million residents may wait. Experts say shots may be readily available by late spring or summer.
Testing
After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 338,647 tests have been conducted each day.
New tests by day
MayJulySept.Nov.0100,000200,000300,000400,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
California Department of Public Health
In the last seven days, about 11.3% of the 2,370,526 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%15%11.3%Dec. 27
California Department of Public Health
Wide disparities in age and race
While younger adults make up the majority of positive tests, deaths due to the virus have skewed heavily toward the elderly.
Percentage of cases vs. population
0%10%20%30%40%50%80+75-7970-7465-6960-6450-5935-4918-345-170-4
Percentage of deaths vs. population
0%10%20%30%40%50%80+75-7970-7465-6960-6450-5935-4918-345-170-4
There are 1508 cases with an unreported age.
California Department of Public Health
The state has logged the race of the patient in nearly two-thirds of cases.
Latinos and Black people have contracted the virus at a higher rate than white and Asian people. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 2.6 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino5,523 casesper 100,000Latino5,523 casesper 100,000OtherOtherWhiteWhite
The other category includes Native Americans and people of two or more races. California Department of Public Health
One outcome is that among most age groups, and especially younger people, Black people and Latinos are dying more often than other races relative to their share of the population.
Percentage of deaths vs. population
Age: All
18+
0-17
18-34
35-49
50-64
65-79
80+
CasesDeaths
0%20%40%60%80%BlackAsianWhiteLatino
Race
Deaths
Deaths Pct.
Population Pct.
Latino
11,321
47.4%
36.3%
White
7,494
31.4%
38.8%
Asian
2,882
12.0%
16.5%
Black
1,661
7.0%
6.1%
Note: There are 298 deaths with an unknown race in this age bracket, 1% of the total.
Lives lost to COVID-19
Learn more about those we've lost by reading Times obituaries of Californians who have died from coronavirus.
Nursing homes
Nursing homes are a tragic focal point of the outbreak. Residents and staff have accounted for 5% the state's coronavirus cases, but 35% of its deaths.
CasesDeaths
Deaths at nursing homes vs. elsewhere
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,000
California Department of Public Health
Track outbreaks in California nursing homes
Follow the data and look up the latest tallies at the hundreds of skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities across the state.
State prisons
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has faced criticism around its handling of recent surge in cases across its 35 facilities in the state.
Cumulative casesActive casesDeaths
Cumulative cases
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00038,198Dec. 28
The data do not include tallies from federal prisons, immigration detention facilities or local jails. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Track outbreaks in California state prisons
Follow the data and look up latest outbreaks among inmates and state employees by facility.
California in context
To date, the United States has recorded 19,095,967 coronavirus cases and 332,975 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 182,614 new cases and 2,208 deaths per day.
While California — America’s most populous state — has the nation’s top case counts, it ranks much lower after adjusting for population. Home to 12% of the country's population, thus far it has accounted for roughly 11% of cases.
New cases in California vs. the rest of the country
MarchMayJulySept.Nov.050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Cases
Per 100k
Last 14 days
Per 100k
New cases
FewerMore
California
2,129,149
5,438.6
555,586
1,419.2
Mar 1Dec 27
Texas
1,690,986
6,064.1
209,087
749.8
New York
922,145
4,700.4
147,378
751.2
Florida
1,271,979
6,175.2
146,048
709
Pennsylvania
613,272
4,794.5
118,173
923.9
Tennessee
564,080
8,481
109,775
1,650.5
Ohio
670,525
5,759.6
107,798
926
Georgia
632,299
6,140.3
89,461
868.8
Illinois
937,909
7,315.1
89,005
694.2
Arizona
494,337
7,116.2
85,895
1,236.5
North Carolina
516,828
5,089.1
80,233
790
Indiana
493,841
7,440.2
68,407
1,030.6
Massachusetts
352,736
5,164.4
62,158
910
New Jersey
461,221
5,192.9
60,571
682
Virginia
333,576
3,964.6
51,667
614.1
Michigan
516,326
5,185.3
51,167
513.9
Alabama
345,628
7,104.8
49,997
1,027.8
South Carolina
296,179
5,976.3
43,973
887.3
Oklahoma
279,139
7,124.3
41,471
1,058.4
Wisconsin
508,580
8,801.4
39,624
685.7
Missouri
391,946
6,435.8
38,768
636.6
Colorado
325,018
5,876.1
36,825
665.8
Kentucky
257,062
5,789.4
33,959
764.8
Maryland
267,198
4,450.8
32,551
542.2
Louisiana
299,722
6,426.8
31,109
667.1
Utah
264,874
8,697.7
30,970
1,017
Nevada
217,509
7,441.7
30,676
1,049.5
Minnesota
409,061
7,400.7
30,238
547.1
Arkansas
214,877
7,184.9
29,175
975.5
Mississippi
206,388
6,905.5
26,941
901.4
Connecticut
172,743
4,823.2
25,982
725.4
Washington
236,719
3,245.2
25,910
355.2
Kansas
212,989
7,322.3
24,529
843.3
Iowa
275,299
8,788.5
19,050
608.1
New Mexico
137,968
6,593.7
18,168
868.3
West Virginia
80,710
4,412.7
17,493
956.4
Oregon
109,725
2,688.1
15,872
388.8
Idaho
136,215
8,070.5
15,036
890.9
Nebraska
161,974
8,503.6
13,113
688.4
Rhode Island
82,066
7,766.9
11,248
1,064.5
Puerto Rico
73,227
2,162
10,796
318.8
New Hampshire
40,809
3,037.2
9,853
733.3
Delaware
55,057
5,798.6
9,597
1,010.7
Montana
79,780
7,658.4
6,477
621.8
South Dakota
97,390
11,268.2
6,352
734.9
Maine
21,880
1,641.6
5,957
446.9
Alaska
45,781
6,199.1
4,638
628
Wyoming
43,200
7,424.8
3,840
660
North Dakota
91,464
12,159.5
3,593
477.7
District of Columbia
28,202
4,120.1
3,328
486.2
Hawaii
21,350
1,501.4
1,762
123.9
Vermont
7,029
1,124.7
1,276
204.2
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The same is true for deaths. So far, California has accounted for 7% of deaths nationwide. It still trails far behind New York, where deaths surged in the early days of the pandemic.
New deaths in California vs. the rest of the country
MarchMayJulySept.Nov.01,0002,0003,0004,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
Last 14 days
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
California
24,288
62
3,244
8.3
Mar 1Dec 27
Texas
26,966
96.7
2,566
9.2
Pennsylvania
14,969
117
2,479
19.4
Illinois
17,336
135.2
1,997
15.6
New York
37,411
190.7
1,791
9.1
Michigan
12,690
127.4
1,495
15
Florida
21,212
103
1,346
6.5
Arizona
8,427
121.3
1,070
15.4
Tennessee
6,512
97.9
1,050
15.8
Indiana
7,843
118.2
1,038
15.6
Ohio
8,509
73.1
1,017
8.7
New Jersey
18,630
209.8
879
9.9
Missouri
5,471
89.8
862
14.2
Massachusetts
12,110
177.3
761
11.1
North Carolina
6,549
64.5
726
7.1
Minnesota
5,206
94.2
703
12.7
Wisconsin
5,039
87.2
700
12.1
Colorado
4,610
83.3
652
11.8
Georgia
10,689
103.8
613
6
Maryland
5,712
95.1
595
9.9
Alabama
4,691
96.4
589
12.1
Arkansas
3,482
116.4
537
18
Iowa
3,744
119.5
535
17.1
Louisiana
7,291
156.3
473
10.1
Virginia
4,854
57.7
443
5.3
Kansas
2,503
86
431
14.8
Connecticut
5,791
161.7
428
12
South Carolina
5,155
104
416
8.4
Nevada
2,950
100.9
411
14.1
Mississippi
4,606
154.1
407
13.6
New Mexico
2,346
112.1
389
18.6
Kentucky
2,555
57.5
348
7.8
Oklahoma
2,370
60.5
306
7.8
West Virginia
1,254
68.6
286
15.6
Oregon
1,427
35
272
6.7
Washington
3,184
43.7
243
3.3
Rhode Island
1,704
161.3
195
18.5
South Dakota
1,446
167.3
187
21.6
Nebraska
1,559
81.8
186
9.8
Idaho
1,354
80.2
179
10.6
Puerto Rico
1,445
42.7
173
5.1
Utah
1,214
39.9
159
5.2
North Dakota
1,266
168.3
114
15.2
Montana
924
88.7
106
10.2
New Hampshire
708
52.7
105
7.8
Delaware
897
94.5
81
8.5
Maine
323
24.2
66
5
District of Columbia
768
112.2
53
7.7
Wyoming
373
64.1
52
8.9
Vermont
127
20.3
32
5.1
Alaska
200
27.1
24
3.2
Hawaii
285
20
11
0.8
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Tracking the coronavirus
California counties
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Other trackers
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State prisons
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About the numbers
This page was created by Swetha Kannan, Casey Miller, Sean Greene, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Rong-Gong Lin II, Ryan Murphy, Melody Gutierrez, Priya Krishnakumar, Sandhya Kambhampati, Maloy Moore, Jennifer Lu, Aida Ylanan, Vanessa Martínez, Ryan Menezes, Thomas Suh Lauder, Andrea Roberson, Ben Poston, Nicole Santa Cruz, Iris Lee, Rahul Mukherjee, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Anthony Pesce, Paul Duginski and Phi Do.
State and county totals come from an ongoing Times survey of California’s 58 county health agencies as well as the three run by cities. Those figures are ahead of the totals periodically released by the state’s Department of Public Health. State officials acknowledge that their tallies lag behind the updates posted by local agencies throughout the day and do not dispute The Times’ method.
Data on hospitalizations, tests, demographics and reopening plans come from the state health department.
Nursing home totals include skilled-nursing facilities tracked by the state public health department, as well as assisted-living facilities monitored by the California Department of Social Services.
Data from other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are collected by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
Counties are organized into regions using the groupings developed by the state health department.
The Times database is available to the public on Github, a popular website for hosting data and computer code. The files will be updated daily at github.com/datadesk/california-coronavirus-data.
The data collection effort is done in partnership with journalists at the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Diego Union-Tribune, KQED, KPCC, CapRadio, Calmatters and Stanford’s Big Local News.
Learn more about The Times count by reading this list of frequently asked questions or by reading this interview with members of our team.
If you see information here that you believe is incorrect or out of date, please contact Data and Graphics Editor Ben Welsh at
[email protected].
Change log
Dec. 23 State prison data added to county pages and overview page. ICU totals at local hospitals added to county pages.
Dec. 14 New charts were added ranking the rate of new cases in the state’s five regions over the last seven days.
Dec. 12 New charts were added plotting the ICU capacity in the state’s five region over time.
Dec. 3 The state’s new ICU availability metric were added to county reopening profiles.
Nov. 13 A chart tracking changes in tier assignments was added to the reopenings tracker.
Nov. 9 Per-capita totals for city-level data added to some county pages.
Oct. 19 Maps were added for case counts in Del Norte, Lake, Siskiyou, Trinity counties.
Oct. 17 The hotspots section now offers a ranking of counties by the total number of cases and deaths in the past week.
Oct. 9 Charts plotting the daily trend in cities and regions added to most county pages.
Oct. 4 Charts plotting how each area stacks up against the state’s reopening benchmarks added to county pages.
Oct. 1 City-level totals added for Shasta County.
Sept. 27 Totals for skilled-nursing facilities are now drawn from the state's open data portal, which is promoted as the most comprehensive and up-to-date source.
Sept. 26 The hotspots section now offers a ranking of counties by deaths per 100,000 residents over the last seven days.
Sept. 22 Nursing home lists moved to a new page focused on skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities.
Sept. 13 The logarithmic curves plotting the rate of growth in each state were replaced. Instead, stacked-bar charts compare California's case and death counts against the rest of the nation.
Sept. 12 The county map is now exclusively focused on cumulative totals and starts off by displaying grand totals per 100,000 residents.
Sept. 11 The logarithmic curves plotting the rate of growth in each county were replaced. Instead, after adjusting for population, counties are now ranked by the number new cases announced in the past week. The reopening map has been removed and can be found by visiting our more complete county reopening tracker.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/