By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 16, 9:54 p.m. Pacific
1,699,276
confirmed cases
+51,724 on Wednesday
21,887
deaths
+393 on Wednesday
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across California. Experts say the true number of people infected is unknown and likely much higher than official tallies.
To better understand the spread of the virus, The Times is conducting an independent, continual survey of dozens of local health agencies across the state.
What we know
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 35,200 cases per day, a 136.7% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 11.9% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Deaths are on the rise. The state has averaged 203 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 205.6% from two weeks ago.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. Statewide, there are 14,939 people hospitalized with a confirmed case, 75% more than two weeks ago. Among those patients, 3,188 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 2.7 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 32.3 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits1,699,276Dec. 16
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 35,200 new cases and 203 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.010,00020,00030,00040,00050,0007-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
711.6 cases per 100k in last 7 days711.6 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
2. San Joaquin Valley
532.1532.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
3. Northern California
452.9452.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
4. Greater Sacramento
450.5450.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
5. Bay Area
335.1335.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
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
2,421 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,421 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
2. Amador
1,440.71,440.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
3. Imperial
1,118.11,118.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
4. San Bernardino
1,1031,1037-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
5. Tuolumne
993.8993.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
6. Los Angeles
905.8905.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
7. Kern
823.3823.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
8. Sutter
821.9821.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
9. Riverside
725.4725.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
10. Kings
694.3694.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 17
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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 cases9901.9k2.9k3.9k5.2k9.2k10.9k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Wednesday
Deaths
Per 100k
Wednesday
Lassen »
3,685
11,816.6
+95
7
22.4
+1
Imperial »
19,748
10,958
+155
388
215.3
+8
Kings »
13,758
9,167.4
+105
101
67.3
+1
San Bernardino »
135,072
6,325.3
+5,550
1,304
61.1
+63
Kern »
54,681
6,192.3
+987
470
53.2
–
Tulare »
27,390
5,948.2
+721
339
73.6
+7
Los Angeles »
567,249
5,617.4
+22,469
8,572
84.9
+134
Sutter »
5,290
5,517.8
+173
38
39.6
–
Alpine »
63
5,487.8
–
0
0
–
Merced »
14,483
5,382.5
–
207
76.9
–
Madera »
8,269
5,334.4
+149
111
71.6
+4
Mono »
744
5,249
+9
3
21.2
–
Stanislaus »
28,266
5,241.2
+468
490
90.9
+7
Riverside »
124,613
5,228.6
+3,948
1,666
69.9
+38
Fresno »
47,316
4,837.4
+2,590
557
56.9
–
Colusa »
1,034
4,817.4
+19
8
37.3
–
Amador »
1,748
4,620.8
+37
20
52.9
–
San Joaquin »
33,336
4,552.8
+695
549
75
+12
San Benito »
2,642
4,446.6
+104
22
37
–
Glenn »
1,234
4,423.4
+34
12
43
–
Monterey »
18,507
4,272
+286
167
38.5
+2
Yuba »
3,122
4,135.5
+64
14
18.5
–
Tehama »
2,557
4,034.8
+85
31
48.9
–
Shasta »
6,927
3,868
–
64
35.7
+1
Tuolumne »
1,994
3,697.2
+51
19
35.2
–
Orange »
111,168
3,513.3
+3,231
1,718
54.3
+23
San Diego »
114,248
3,459.1
+2,807
1,217
36.8
+23
Sacramento »
52,182
3,455.7
+1,130
711
47.1
+12
Marin »
8,751
3,362
+136
136
52.2
–
Ventura »
27,911
3,291
+497
204
24.1
+3
Solano »
14,269
3,253.8
+372
93
21.2
+2
Napa »
4,455
3,170.1
+72
23
16.4
–
Santa Barbara »
13,957
3,145.3
+194
145
32.7
+3
Yolo »
6,483
3,015.7
+106
98
45.6
–
Sonoma »
15,096
3,011.3
–
166
33.1
–
Modoc »
265
2,964.9
+5
0
0
–
San Luis Obispo »
8,090
2,874.3
+195
54
19.2
+2
Contra Costa »
32,526
2,870.2
+1,010
290
25.6
+11
Santa Clara »
51,233
2,665.3
+918
561
29.2
+8
Placer »
9,972
2,623.7
+250
97
25.5
+3
San Mateo »
19,330
2,523.7
+455
183
23.9
–
Inyo »
452
2,499.3
+7
19
105.1
+1
Butte »
5,668
2,496.1
+94
74
32.6
+7
Mendocino »
2,108
2,411.3
+57
24
27.5
–
Alameda »
39,598
2,409.1
+627
563
34.3
+5
El Dorado »
4,319
2,313.8
+121
8
4.3
–
Santa Cruz »
6,317
2,307.5
+174
64
23.4
+4
Siskiyou »
993
2,280.7
+26
8
18.4
–
San Francisco »
19,183
2,204.8
+335
172
19.8
+5
Nevada »
2,149
2,168.7
+26
34
34.3
+2
Del Norte »
587
2,140.5
+5
2
7.3
–
Lake »
1,364
2,126.3
+23
21
32.7
–
Plumas »
385
2,058.9
+14
1
5.3
–
Trinity »
240
1,866
+5
2
15.5
–
Calaveras »
677
1,496.6
–
22
48.6
–
Sierra »
32
1,092.2
–
0
0
–
Mariposa »
183
1,043.3
+2
4
22.8
–
Humboldt »
1,357
999.5
+36
14
10.3
+1
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Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,319 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
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10,000
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Butte
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Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
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Area
Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
12,633
Pomona
12,285
Palmdale
11,254
Lancaster
10,292
North Hollywood
9,308
South Gate
8,850
Santa Clarita
8,723
Downey
8,597
El Monte
8,521
Boyle Heights
8,450
Glendale
8,403
Pacoima
8,269
Compton
7,827
Sylmar
7,578
Norwalk
7,260
Van Nuys
7,064
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
6,698
Lynwood
6,387
Panorama City
6,356
Baldwin Park
6,054
West Covina
6,034
Inglewood
5,875
90805: Long Beach
5,760
Huntington Park
5,432
Pico Rivera
5,428
Vernon Central
5,404
Reseda
5,301
Whittier
5,248
Pasadena
5,070
Montebello
4,883
Bellflower
4,802
Paramount
4,702
West Vernon
4,637
Florence-Firestone
4,521
Hawthorne
4,317
North Hills
4,306
Canoga Park
4,299
Sun Valley
4,122
South Whittier
4,096
Bell Gardens
4,049
Westlake
3,921
Carson
3,841
Melrose
3,802
Burbank
3,766
Central
3,732
Wilmington
3,713
South Park
3,663
Watts
3,656
Wholesale District
3,643
90813: Long Beach
3,548
Vermont Vista
3,532
Northridge
3,356
San Pedro
3,306
Pico-Union
3,295
Arleta
3,286
La Puente
3,278
Harvard Park
3,182
Bell
3,098
Winnetka
3,037
Azusa
3,033
Granada Hills
2,961
Covina
2,926
Alhambra
2,886
Century Palms/Cove
2,883
Lakewood
2,882
El Sereno
2,871
Athens-Westmont
2,840
Willowbrook
2,832
Torrance
2,828
Exposition Park
2,799
Gardena
2,645
Castaic
2,623
Maywood
2,607
Hollywood
2,601
90806: Long Beach
2,567
Highland Park
2,552
Sherman Oaks
2,533
Lake Balboa
2,489
Temple-Beaudry
2,426
San Fernando
2,403
Hacienda Heights
2,334
Lincoln Heights
2,332
Glendora
2,304
Wilshire Center
2,302
Koreatown
2,228
Cudahy
2,221
Woodland Hills
2,151
West Whittier/Los Nietos
2,129
90810: Long Beach
2,104
Harbor Gateway
2,073
Rosemead
2,068
Monterey Park
2,039
Mission Hills
2,028
Santa Monica
2,019
90804: Long Beach
1,951
La Mirada
1,912
90802: Long Beach
1,883
Downtown
1,836
University Park
1,817
West Adams
1,800
Green Meadows
1,760
Valley Glen
1,747
Valinda
1,701
San Jose Hills
1,696
South El Monte
1,686
Chatsworth
1,674
Eagle Rock
1,614
Encino
1,577
Hyde Park
1,573
Rowland Heights
1,569
Tarzana
1,548
Altadena
1,473
Lawndale
1,473
Monrovia
1,472
Silver Lake
1,465
Lennox
1,463
Glassell Park
1,458
Walnut Park
1,418
San Gabriel
1,390
San Dimas
1,377
East Hollywood
1,370
Vermont Knolls
1,345
Diamond Bar
1,344
West Hills
1,308
East Rancho Dominguez
1,293
Beverly Hills
1,277
Commerce
1,258
90815: Long Beach
1,249
La Verne
1,238
Santa Fe Springs
1,238
Bassett
1,222
Redondo Beach
1,222
Baldwin Hills
1,220
Mt. Washington
1,215
Cerritos
1,198
90807: Long Beach
1,193
Tujunga
1,182
West Hollywood
1,172
Arcadia
1,134
Lakeview Terrace
1,110
Unincorporated - Azusa
1,110
Temple City
1,099
Hawaiian Gardens
1,086
Harvard Heights
1,081
Duarte
1,076
Palms
1,070
West Los Angeles
1,069
Little Bangladesh
1,068
Harbor City
1,067
90808: Long Beach
1,065
Westwood
1,057
Porter Ranch
1,041
Unincorporated - Covina
1,037
Sunland
1,025
Claremont
995
Westchester
989
Valley Village
955
Del Rey
951
Culver City
921
Historic Filipinotown
914
90803: Long Beach
900
Artesia
853
West Carson
852
West Puente Valley
815
Mar Vista
807
Venice
786
Northeast San Gabriel
764
Hollywood Hills
756
Walnut
744
Alsace
743
Lake Los Angeles
700
Country Club Park
699
Covina (Charter Oak)
696
Leimert Park
693
Vermont Square
681
Brentwood
678
Cloverdale/Cochran
678
Figueroa Park Square
668
Crenshaw District
665
Manhattan Beach
644
90814: Long Beach
604
Echo Park
600
South Pasadena
599
Rancho Palos Verdes
590
Studio City
579
Little Armenia
571
Gramercy Place
568
Atwater Village
566
Mid-city
555
Calabasas
552
Jefferson Park
547
Avocado Heights
544
Adams-Normandie
538
Signal Hill
538
Elysian Valley
530
Athens Village
526
Quartz Hill
513
Lomita
504
Los Feliz
494
North Whittier
493
Carthay
481
Hermosa Beach
469
Victoria Park
469
Hancock Park
464
Stevenson Ranch
449
Unincorporated - Duarte
446
La Crescenta-Montrose
435
Agoura Hills
432
Crestview
432
South San Gabriel
415
Miracle Mile
413
Sun Village
407
Manchester Square
402
Thai Town
380
Canyon Country
368
Beverlywood
366
La Canada Flintridge
346
Chinatown
344
El Camino Village
344
Pacific Palisades
322
Cadillac-Corning
320
View Park/Windsor Hills
317
South Carthay
309
Reseda Ranch
303
Beverly Crest
297
St Elmo Village
292
El Segundo
284
Century City
268
Park La Brea
264
Playa Vista
259
Longwood
256
Wellington Square
252
Lafayette Square
247
Santa Monica Mountains
244
Elysian Park
243
Wiseburn
243
East La Mirada
237
Littlerock
233
Unincorporated - Arcadia
231
Toluca Lake
228
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
223
Sierra Madre
220
Littlerock/Pearblossom
218
East Whittier
198
Cheviot Hills
189
Acton
188
Malibu
181
Marina del Rey
176
Ladera Heights
171
Palos Verdes Estates
171
Little Tokyo
170
San Marino
170
Unincorporated - South El Monte
169
Bel Air
168
Unincorporated - Monrovia
168
Exposition
166
Shadow Hills
166
Rancho Park
163
Desert View Highlands
161
Rancho Dominguez
150
Del Aire
146
Val Verde
143
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
138
White Fence Farms
137
Irwindale
133
Unincorporated - Whittier
133
Angelino Heights
129
East Pasadena
126
University Hills
117
La Rambla
114
Sunrise Village
113
Rolling Hills Estates
107
Reynier Village
98
Unincorporated - West LA
98
View Heights
97
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
91
Agua Dulce
89
Faircrest Heights
87
Regent Square
87
Pellissier Village
84
Unincorporated - La Verne
82
Valencia
80
Industry
79
Santa Catalina Island
77
La Habra Heights
75
Marina Peninsula
74
Harbor Pines
70
North Lancaster
68
Rosewood/East Gardena
68
Anaverde
67
Del Sur
65
Palisades Highlands
65
West Rancho Dominguez
65
Westlake Village
65
Rosewood
63
Mandeville Canyon
62
Lake Manor
61
Saugus
59
Playa Del Rey
56
Toluca Woods
53
Toluca Terrace
52
Newhall
50
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
49
Leona Valley
47
Pearblossom/Llano
45
Vernon
43
Unincorporated - Palmdale
41
Roosevelt
38
Southeast Antelope Valley
37
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
37
Unincorporated - Cerritos
37
Unincorporated - Pomona
36
Unincorporated - Glendora
32
Hidden Hills
31
Bradbury
30
Unincorporated - Claremont
30
Elizabeth Lake
26
Westhills
26
Llano
22
San Pasqual
20
Bouquet Canyon
18
Hi Vista
18
Lake Hughes
18
Saugus/Canyon Country
18
Westfield/Academy Hills
18
Rolling Hills
16
East Covina
15
West Antelope Valley
15
Sycamore Square
14
Unincorporated - Del Rey
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
10
South Antelope Valley
10
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
10
Unincorporated - El Monte
10
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Sand Canyon
8
Avalon
5
Padua Hills
5
Whittier Narrows
5
East Lancaster
4
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
4
Angeles National Forest
2
Unincorporated - Harbor Gateway
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 14,939 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 75% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
991
3,873
4,864
Orange »
319
1,167
1,486
San Bernardino »
271
1,142
1,413
San Diego »
298
805
1,103
Riverside »
212
788
1,000
Santa Clara »
133
402
535
Fresno »
86
405
491
Sacramento »
93
377
470
Stanislaus »
59
275
334
Alameda »
93
239
332
San Joaquin »
72
233
305
Kern »
64
232
296
Ventura »
59
167
226
Contra Costa »
48
140
188
Placer »
26
161
187
Tulare »
19
154
173
Imperial »
35
128
163
Monterey »
24
124
148
San Francisco »
42
99
141
Solano »
32
89
121
San Mateo »
27
83
110
Santa Barbara »
24
66
90
Butte »
13
71
84
Kings »
7
72
79
Sonoma »
11
55
66
Shasta »
15
50
65
Yuba »
14
45
59
Santa Cruz »
10
44
54
Merced »
9
37
46
Madera »
7
29
36
Marin »
12
22
34
San Luis Obispo »
8
26
34
El Dorado »
9
23
32
Yolo »
16
11
27
Nevada »
1
19
20
Napa »
6
12
18
Mendocino »
3
13
16
Amador »
3
12
15
Tehama »
2
11
13
San Benito »
3
9
12
Inyo »
0
7
7
Lake »
2
5
7
Lassen »
0
6
6
Siskiyou »
2
4
6
Calaveras »
4
2
6
Glenn »
0
5
5
Colusa »
0
4
4
Humboldt »
2
2
4
Tuolumne »
1
2
3
Mono »
0
2
2
Plumas »
0
2
2
Del Norte »
1
0
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Modoc »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
Mariposa »
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 1,331 available statewide.
Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,331Dec. 15
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. Four regions currently fail.
Available ICU beds by region
01530Dec.3Dec.16Bay AreaBay Area12.9%12.9%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento14.1%14.1%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California28.1%28.1%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California0.5%0.5%
Testing
After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 301,074 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 11.9% of the 2,107,519 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%11.9%Dec. 16
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 1230 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 2.7 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino4,345 casesper 100,000Latino4,345 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
10,088
47.7%
36.3%
White
6,546
31.0%
38.8%
Asian
2,566
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,510
7.1%
6.1%
Note: There are 267 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.
California in context
To date, the United States has recorded 16,710,345 coronavirus cases and 303,700 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 211,764 new cases and 2,491 deaths per day.
While California — America’s most populous state — has one 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 10% of cases.
New cases in California vs. the rest of the country
MarchMayJulySept.Nov.050,000100,000150,000200,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Cases
Per 100k
New cases
FewerMore
California
1,647,552
4,208.4
Mar 1Dec 15
Texas
1,512,531
5,424.1
Florida
1,143,794
5,552.9
Illinois
863,477
6,734.6
New York
794,557
4,050
Ohio
579,357
4,976.5
Georgia
553,995
5,379.9
Pennsylvania
514,749
4,024.2
Michigan
478,171
4,802.1
Wisconsin
475,340
8,226.2
Tennessee
472,875
7,109.7
North Carolina
446,601
4,397.6
Indiana
434,642
6,548.4
Arizona
424,382
6,109.1
New Jersey
409,414
4,609.6
Minnesota
384,164
6,950.2
Missouri
359,022
5,895.2
Alabama
301,533
6,198.4
Massachusetts
298,160
4,365.3
Colorado
293,382
5,304.2
Virginia
288,309
3,426.6
Louisiana
272,276
5,838.3
Iowa
258,253
8,244.3
South Carolina
257,320
5,192.2
Oklahoma
241,991
6,176.2
Maryland
239,362
3,987.1
Utah
237,787
7,808.2
Kentucky
227,817
5,130.8
Washington
205,069
2,811.3
Kansas
193,288
6,645
Nevada
191,732
6,559.8
Arkansas
189,198
6,326.3
Mississippi
183,300
6,133
Connecticut
155,462
4,340.7
Nebraska
150,861
7,920.2
Idaho
124,019
7,347.9
New Mexico
122,557
5,857.2
Oregon
96,092
2,354.1
South Dakota
91,699
10,609.8
North Dakota
88,393
11,751.2
Rhode Island
75,237
7,120.6
Montana
74,040
7,107.4
West Virginia
65,708
3,592.5
Puerto Rico
63,419
1,872.5
Delaware
47,142
4,965
Alaska
41,858
5,667.9
Wyoming
40,064
6,885.8
New Hampshire
32,545
2,422.2
District of Columbia
25,339
3,701.8
Hawaii
19,827
1,394.3
Maine
16,760
1,257.5
Vermont
5,923
947.7
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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.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
New York
35,831
182.6
Mar 1Dec 15
Texas
24,648
88.4
California
21,494
54.9
Florida
20,082
97.5
New Jersey
17,872
201.2
Illinois
15,587
121.6
Pennsylvania
12,796
100
Michigan
11,495
115.4
Massachusetts
11,443
167.5
Georgia
10,160
98.7
Ohio
7,654
65.7
Arizona
7,422
106.8
Indiana
6,968
105
Louisiana
6,895
147.8
North Carolina
5,881
57.9
Tennessee
5,615
84.4
Connecticut
5,466
152.6
Maryland
5,206
86.7
Missouri
4,837
79.4
South Carolina
4,756
96
Minnesota
4,542
82.2
Virginia
4,470
53.1
Wisconsin
4,408
76.3
Mississippi
4,252
142.3
Alabama
4,124
84.8
Colorado
4,085
73.9
Iowa
3,336
106.5
Arkansas
3,016
100.8
Washington
2,953
40.5
Nevada
2,595
88.8
Kentucky
2,239
50.4
Kansas
2,109
72.5
Oklahoma
2,086
53.2
New Mexico
2,006
95.9
Rhode Island
1,570
148.6
Nebraska
1,438
75.5
Puerto Rico
1,294
38.2
South Dakota
1,261
145.9
Idaho
1,214
71.9
Oregon
1,213
29.7
North Dakota
1,170
155.5
Utah
1,077
35.4
West Virginia
1,012
55.3
Montana
826
79.3
Delaware
826
87
District of Columbia
720
105.2
New Hampshire
604
45
Wyoming
328
56.4
Hawaii
274
19.3
Maine
265
19.9
Alaska
179
24.2
Vermont
100
16
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Tracking the coronavirus
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Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
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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
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Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
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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 California's Department of Public Health.
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.
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Change log
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/