By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 13, 10:18 p.m. Pacific
1,573,639
confirmed cases
+24,794 on Sunday
21,045
deaths
+69 on Sunday
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 counties in the state, including Los Angeles County, have returned to stricter rules.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 31,777 cases per day, a 128% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 10.5% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 13,047 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 76% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 158.3 daily deaths over the last week. When case counts increase, the death toll typically rises soon after.
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.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits1,573,639Dec. 13
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 31,777 new cases and 158.3 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.010,00020,00030,00040,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0501001502007-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 counties to determine when and how businesses reopen. After adjusting for population, the virus is now categorized as widespread in 54 counties, keeping those areas largely locked down. Together they are home to 99% of California residents.
The government doesn't release enough data to replicate its analysis, but the rate of new cases over the last seven days provides some insight into where the virus is spreading.
Metric
CasesDeaths
Method
Per 100kTotals
Counties ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1. Lassen
2,260.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,260.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
2. Amador
1,6311,6317-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
3. Riverside
1,049.21,049.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
4. Imperial
962.2962.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
5. San Bernardino
935.1935.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
6. Kings
867.6867.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
7. Sutter
773.9773.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
8. Shasta
761.1761.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
9. Tuolumne
758.4758.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
10. Los Angeles
748.6748.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
11. Madera
693.5693.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
12. Tehama
650.1650.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
13. Modoc
637.7637.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
14. Kern
6286287-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
15. Colusa
6156157-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
16. Merced
591.7591.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
17. San Joaquin
580.6580.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
18. Mono
578.5578.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
19. Tulare
576.8576.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
20. Yuba
552.4552.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
21. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
22. Placer
518.1518.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
23. Stanislaus
500.1500.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
24. El Dorado
499.3499.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
25. Orange
494.2494.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
26. San Benito
484.7484.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
27. San Diego
460.2460.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
28. Santa Clara
4594597-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
29. Del Norte
455.8455.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
30. Napa
444.7444.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
31. Glenn
4234237-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
32. Plumas
422.5422.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
33. Sacramento
422.3422.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
34. Nevada
396.6396.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
35. Yolo
346.5346.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
36. Inyo
331.8331.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
37. San Luis Obispo
3243247-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
38. Santa Cruz
308.7308.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
39. Trinity
303.2303.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
40. Fresno
302.9302.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
41. Solano
3013017-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
42. Lake
300.9300.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
43. Monterey
296.9296.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
44. San Mateo
294.5294.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
45. Siskiyou
2942947-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
46. Santa Barbara
288.7288.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
47. Ventura
2832837-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
48. Contra Costa
269.8269.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
49. Sonoma
266.5266.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
50. Mendocino
265.4265.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
51. Alameda
221.5221.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
52. Butte
2182187-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
53. Calaveras
190.1190.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
54. San Francisco
180.9180.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
55. Marin
1641647-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
56. Humboldt
159.8159.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
57. Mariposa
108.3108.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
58. Sierra
102.4102.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 14
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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 cases9001.7k2.6k3.7k4.7k5.4k8.9k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Sunday
Deaths
Per 100k
Sunday
Imperial »
18,289
10,148.4
–
373
207
–
Lassen »
3,127
10,027.3
–
6
19.2
–
Kings »
13,356
8,899.6
+158
98
65.3
–
San Bernardino »
126,738
5,935.1
+2,474
1,223
57.3
+8
Kern »
50,624
5,732.8
+685
469
53.1
+2
Alpine »
63
5,497.4
–
0
0
–
Tulare »
25,042
5,438.3
–
327
71
–
Merced »
14,483
5,382.5
–
207
76.9
–
Los Angeles »
525,564
5,204.6
+12,281
8,298
82.2
+25
Stanislaus »
26,744
4,959
+383
473
87.7
+5
Mono »
700
4,938.6
–
3
21.2
–
Madera »
7,612
4,910.6
–
107
69
–
Sutter »
4,657
4,857.5
–
33
34.4
–
Riverside »
112,950
4,739.3
–
1,573
66
–
Fresno »
43,071
4,403.4
–
542
55.4
–
San Joaquin »
31,720
4,332.1
–
534
72.9
–
Amador »
1,637
4,327.4
+124
19
50.2
–
Colusa »
921
4,290.9
–
8
37.3
–
San Benito »
2,447
4,118.4
+46
19
32
–
Glenn »
1,136
4,072.1
–
12
43
–
Monterey »
17,635
4,070.8
+89
156
36
+2
Shasta »
6,853
3,826.7
–
58
32.4
–
Yuba »
2,820
3,735.4
–
10
13.2
–
Tehama »
2,357
3,719.2
–
30
47.3
–
Marin »
8,491
3,262.1
+81
134
51.5
+2
San Diego »
107,372
3,250.9
+2,416
1,162
35.2
+11
Orange »
102,514
3,239.8
+3,121
1,694
53.5
+14
Sacramento »
47,473
3,143.9
–
670
44.4
–
Tuolumne »
1,653
3,065
+106
17
31.5
–
Santa Barbara »
13,198
2,974.3
+142
140
31.6
–
Sonoma »
14,705
2,933.3
+230
162
32.3
–
Solano »
12,733
2,903.6
–
91
20.8
–
Ventura »
24,276
2,862.4
–
198
23.3
–
Napa »
4,013
2,855.6
–
22
15.7
–
Yolo »
6,117
2,845.4
+68
89
41.4
–
Modoc »
243
2,718.7
+3
0
0
–
San Luis Obispo »
7,452
2,647.7
–
46
16.3
–
Contra Costa »
29,760
2,626.1
+161
279
24.6
–
Santa Clara »
48,015
2,497.9
+2,029
526
27.4
–
Placer »
8,879
2,336.1
–
92
24.2
–
San Mateo »
17,724
2,314
–
179
23.4
–
Mendocino »
1,991
2,277.5
+60
24
27.5
–
Alameda »
36,185
2,201.4
+1
542
33
–
Butte »
4,912
2,163.2
–
67
29.5
–
Inyo »
388
2,145.4
–
17
94
–
San Francisco »
18,326
2,106.3
+125
167
19.2
–
Siskiyou »
914
2,099.2
–
7
16.1
–
Santa Cruz »
5,642
2,060.9
–
53
19.4
–
El Dorado »
3,754
2,011.1
–
8
4.3
–
Nevada »
1,962
1,980
–
21
21.2
–
Del Norte »
536
1,954.5
–
1
3.6
–
Lake »
1,215
1,894.1
–
22
34.3
–
Plumas »
347
1,855.7
+7
0
0
–
Trinity »
225
1,749.3
–
1
7.8
–
Calaveras »
642
1,419.3
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
178
1,014.8
+4
4
22.8
–
Sierra »
27
921.5
–
0
0
–
Humboldt »
1,231
906.7
–
10
7.4
–
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Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,307 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
10,000
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Merced
Mono
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Napa
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Plumas
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Area
Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
11,680
Pomona
11,444
Palmdale
10,457
Lancaster
9,269
North Hollywood
8,615
South Gate
8,255
Santa Clarita
8,162
El Monte
7,995
Downey
7,972
Glendale
7,895
Boyle Heights
7,776
Pacoima
7,675
Compton
7,264
Sylmar
7,044
Norwalk
6,731
Van Nuys
6,576
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
6,211
Lynwood
6,006
Panorama City
5,872
Baldwin Park
5,642
West Covina
5,624
Inglewood
5,425
Pico Rivera
5,064
Huntington Park
5,063
Vernon Central
5,005
Reseda
4,909
Whittier
4,906
Pasadena
4,807
Montebello
4,526
Bellflower
4,399
Paramount
4,345
West Vernon
4,297
Florence-Firestone
4,207
Canoga Park
4,000
North Hills
3,973
Hawthorne
3,951
South Whittier
3,801
Bell Gardens
3,791
Sun Valley
3,759
Westlake
3,677
Melrose
3,536
Central
3,534
Burbank
3,519
Carson
3,513
Wholesale District
3,467
South Park
3,392
Watts
3,388
Wilmington
3,303
Vermont Vista
3,293
San Pedro
3,115
Northridge
3,113
Arleta
3,086
Pico-Union
3,039
La Puente
3,037
Harvard Park
2,933
Bell
2,898
Azusa
2,865
Winnetka
2,835
Granada Hills
2,758
Covina
2,694
Century Palms/Cove
2,677
Athens-Westmont
2,637
El Sereno
2,636
Willowbrook
2,633
Lakewood
2,624
Alhambra
2,609
Torrance
2,601
Exposition Park
2,576
Castaic
2,575
Hollywood
2,447
Maywood
2,432
Gardena
2,421
Sherman Oaks
2,383
Highland Park
2,376
Lake Balboa
2,295
Temple-Beaudry
2,255
San Fernando
2,213
Glendora
2,181
Hacienda Heights
2,156
Wilshire Center
2,112
Lincoln Heights
2,095
Cudahy
2,078
Koreatown
2,067
Woodland Hills
2,014
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,975
Santa Monica
1,907
Harbor Gateway
1,891
Rosemead
1,887
Mission Hills
1,872
Monterey Park
1,871
La Mirada
1,784
Downtown
1,742
University Park
1,718
West Adams
1,668
Green Meadows
1,626
Valley Glen
1,600
Valinda
1,597
San Jose Hills
1,566
Chatsworth
1,547
South El Monte
1,545
Encino
1,480
Hyde Park
1,465
Tarzana
1,456
Eagle Rock
1,445
Rowland Heights
1,444
Monrovia
1,386
Lennox
1,369
Altadena
1,352
Glassell Park
1,332
Lawndale
1,325
Walnut Park
1,317
Silver Lake
1,305
San Dimas
1,293
San Gabriel
1,292
East Hollywood
1,282
Diamond Bar
1,246
Vermont Knolls
1,244
Beverly Hills
1,211
East Rancho Dominguez
1,193
West Hills
1,191
La Verne
1,161
Redondo Beach
1,158
Commerce
1,149
Santa Fe Springs
1,148
Bassett
1,135
Baldwin Hills
1,127
West Hollywood
1,121
Mt. Washington
1,120
Tujunga
1,107
Cerritos
1,099
Arcadia
1,074
Unincorporated - Azusa
1,043
Lakeview Terrace
1,040
Temple City
1,016
Duarte
1,012
Hawaiian Gardens
1,006
West Los Angeles
1,002
Little Bangladesh
1,000
Palms
998
Westwood
987
Harbor City
975
Harvard Heights
973
Sunland
967
Unincorporated - Covina
959
Porter Ranch
940
Claremont
926
Westchester
926
Valley Village
888
Del Rey
865
Culver City
845
Historic Filipinotown
832
West Carson
801
Artesia
790
West Puente Valley
757
Mar Vista
733
Venice
724
Northeast San Gabriel
722
Hollywood Hills
711
Walnut
702
Alsace
695
Leimert Park
648
Brentwood
646
Country Club Park
646
Covina (Charter Oak)
646
Vermont Square
629
Cloverdale/Cochran
627
Crenshaw District
627
Manhattan Beach
625
Lake Los Angeles
614
Figueroa Park Square
608
Rancho Palos Verdes
549
South Pasadena
548
Little Armenia
544
Studio City
543
Echo Park
533
Calabasas
521
Gramercy Place
520
Mid-city
513
Atwater Village
512
Jefferson Park
508
Adams-Normandie
507
Avocado Heights
507
Signal Hill
493
Athens Village
490
Elysian Valley
481
Quartz Hill
475
Los Feliz
461
Carthay
454
Lomita
452
North Whittier
450
Hancock Park
445
Victoria Park
443
Hermosa Beach
433
Unincorporated - Duarte
425
Stevenson Ranch
420
La Crescenta-Montrose
405
Crestview
399
Agoura Hills
398
South San Gabriel
393
Manchester Square
388
Sun Village
380
Miracle Mile
377
Thai Town
357
Canyon Country
349
La Canada Flintridge
333
Beverlywood
328
El Camino Village
319
Chinatown
307
Pacific Palisades
301
View Park/Windsor Hills
294
Cadillac-Corning
293
Reseda Ranch
282
Beverly Crest
279
South Carthay
277
St Elmo Village
268
El Segundo
259
Century City
256
Park La Brea
252
Wellington Square
241
Playa Vista
240
Longwood
239
Lafayette Square
234
Santa Monica Mountains
230
East La Mirada
227
Wiseburn
221
Littlerock
218
Elysian Park
216
Toluca Lake
213
Sierra Madre
207
Unincorporated - Arcadia
207
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
205
Littlerock/Pearblossom
200
East Whittier
180
Malibu
178
Acton
176
Cheviot Hills
175
Palos Verdes Estates
163
San Marino
163
Little Tokyo
161
Marina del Rey
161
Ladera Heights
159
Bel Air
157
Rancho Park
156
Unincorporated - South El Monte
156
Desert View Highlands
154
Shadow Hills
153
Unincorporated - Monrovia
150
Exposition
146
Del Aire
138
Val Verde
138
White Fence Farms
132
Rancho Dominguez
129
Irwindale
122
Unincorporated - Whittier
122
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
121
East Pasadena
120
Angelino Heights
119
La Rambla
107
Sunrise Village
106
University Hills
106
Rolling Hills Estates
97
Reynier Village
91
View Heights
91
Unincorporated - West LA
86
Regent Square
84
Agua Dulce
83
Faircrest Heights
79
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
78
Valencia
78
Industry
76
Pellissier Village
75
La Habra Heights
73
Unincorporated - La Verne
70
Marina Peninsula
66
Westlake Village
65
Anaverde
64
Harbor Pines
64
Santa Catalina Island
64
Palisades Highlands
63
Del Sur
62
Rosewood
62
Rosewood/East Gardena
62
North Lancaster
61
Saugus
58
Lake Manor
55
West Rancho Dominguez
55
Mandeville Canyon
54
Playa Del Rey
53
Toluca Terrace
50
Toluca Woods
49
Leona Valley
45
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
43
Newhall
43
Pearblossom/Llano
38
Unincorporated - Cerritos
36
Roosevelt
35
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
35
Unincorporated - Palmdale
35
Unincorporated - Pomona
34
Vernon
34
Southeast Antelope Valley
32
Hidden Hills
31
Bradbury
30
Unincorporated - Glendora
30
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Westhills
25
Elizabeth Lake
24
Llano
22
Saugus/Canyon Country
18
Hi Vista
17
Lake Hughes
17
Westfield/Academy Hills
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
San Pasqual
16
East Covina
13
Sycamore Square
12
Unincorporated - Del Rey
12
West Antelope Valley
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
South Antelope Valley
10
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
10
Unincorporated - El Monte
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Sand Canyon
7
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
Lockdown measures aim to slow the virus in hope of preventing hospitals from being overrun. To keep tabs on capacity, officials watch out for rapid increases in the number of patients.
There are now 13,047 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 76% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
883
3,320
4,203
Orange »
284
952
1,236
San Bernardino »
249
985
1,234
San Diego »
265
711
976
Riverside »
169
732
901
Sacramento »
87
369
456
Santa Clara »
104
347
451
Fresno »
89
361
450
Stanislaus »
56
243
299
Alameda »
79
207
286
Kern »
62
211
273
San Joaquin »
62
200
262
Tulare »
15
161
176
Ventura »
60
113
173
Contra Costa »
41
132
173
Placer »
15
158
173
Imperial »
32
103
135
San Francisco »
35
95
130
Monterey »
23
97
120
San Mateo »
24
78
102
Solano »
25
69
94
Santa Barbara »
20
58
78
Kings »
5
72
77
Sonoma »
10
55
65
Butte »
9
56
65
Yuba »
15
47
62
Shasta »
14
47
61
Santa Cruz »
10
42
52
Merced »
8
35
43
Madera »
7
25
32
Marin »
11
14
25
San Luis Obispo »
7
18
25
El Dorado »
10
15
25
Napa »
6
12
18
Nevada »
4
14
18
Tehama »
2
10
12
Amador »
2
9
11
San Benito »
2
7
9
Yolo »
3
5
8
Siskiyou »
2
6
8
Tuolumne »
1
6
7
Mendocino »
2
5
7
Glenn »
0
5
5
Inyo »
2
3
5
Calaveras »
4
1
5
Lassen »
0
4
4
Lake »
2
2
4
Humboldt »
2
2
4
Colusa »
0
2
2
Del Norte »
1
1
2
Mariposa »
0
2
2
Mono »
0
1
1
Modoc »
0
1
1
Plumas »
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 1,444 available statewide.
Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,444Dec. 12
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. Three regions currently fail.
Available ICU beds by region
01530Dec.3Dec.12Bay AreaBay Area17.6%17.6%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento12.7%12.7%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California27.4%27.4%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California5.3%5.3%
Testing
After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 285,792 tests have been conducted each day.
New tests by day
MayJulySept.Nov.0100,000200,000300,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
California Department of Public Health
In the last seven days, about 10.5% of the 2,000,541 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.5%Dec. 13
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 1205 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino4,118 casesper 100,000Latino4,118 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
9,916
47.8%
36.3%
White
6,423
30.9%
38.8%
Asian
2,519
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,490
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 235 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 6% the state's coronavirus cases, but 34% 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 16,052,833 coronavirus cases and 297,654 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 212,512 new cases and 2,363 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
1,548,845
3,956.3
Mar 1Dec 12
Texas
1,400,728
5,023.2
Florida
1,116,973
5,422.7
Illinois
841,688
6,564.7
New York
764,966
3,899.2
Ohio
553,461
4,754.1
Georgia
538,040
5,225
Pennsylvania
485,330
3,794.3
Wisconsin
465,991
8,064.4
Michigan
465,159
4,671.4
Tennessee
442,953
6,659.9
North Carolina
429,776
4,231.9
Indiana
419,536
6,320.8
Arizona
402,589
5,795.4
New Jersey
396,496
4,464.1
Minnesota
375,398
6,791.6
Missouri
350,388
5,753.4
Alabama
292,841
6,019.7
Massachusetts
285,725
4,183.3
Colorado
285,634
5,164.1
Virginia
278,615
3,311.4
Louisiana
264,191
5,664.9
Iowa
255,009
8,140.8
South Carolina
248,798
5,020.2
Oklahoma
233,336
5,955.3
Maryland
232,009
3,864.6
Utah
231,821
7,612.3
Kentucky
220,659
4,969.6
Washington
199,735
2,738.2
Kansas
188,460
6,479
Arkansas
184,252
6,160.9
Nevada
183,949
6,293.5
Mississippi
177,947
5,953.9
Nebraska
147,688
7,753.6
Connecticut
146,761
4,097.7
Idaho
120,632
7,147.3
New Mexico
118,358
5,656.5
Oregon
92,839
2,274.4
South Dakota
90,407
10,460.3
North Dakota
87,590
11,644.5
Montana
72,644
6,973.4
Rhode Island
70,818
6,702.4
West Virginia
62,151
3,398
Puerto Rico
61,723
1,822.4
Delaware
44,876
4,726.3
Alaska
40,497
5,483.6
Wyoming
38,907
6,686.9
New Hampshire
30,244
2,250.9
District of Columbia
24,643
3,600.2
Hawaii
19,511
1,372.1
Maine
15,620
1,172
Vermont
5,626
900.2
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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.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
New York
35,441
180.7
Mar 1Dec 12
Texas
24,308
87.2
California
20,976
53.6
Florida
19,785
96.1
New Jersey
17,732
199.6
Illinois
15,231
118.8
Pennsylvania
12,371
96.7
Massachusetts
11,307
165.5
Michigan
11,195
112.4
Georgia
10,075
97.8
Ohio
7,477
64.2
Arizona
7,322
105.4
Louisiana
6,767
145.1
Indiana
6,758
101.8
North Carolina
5,796
57.1
Tennessee
5,400
81.2
Connecticut
5,363
149.7
Maryland
5,100
85
South Carolina
4,685
94.5
Missouri
4,602
75.6
Minnesota
4,418
79.9
Virginia
4,409
52.4
Wisconsin
4,324
74.8
Mississippi
4,180
139.9
Alabama
4,102
84.3
Colorado
3,871
70
Iowa
3,208
102.4
Arkansas
2,911
97.3
Washington
2,879
39.5
Nevada
2,520
86.2
Kentucky
2,192
49.4
Kansas
2,072
71.2
Oklahoma
2,042
52.1
New Mexico
1,913
91.4
Rhode Island
1,509
142.8
Nebraska
1,365
71.7
Puerto Rico
1,266
37.4
South Dakota
1,243
143.8
Idaho
1,169
69.3
North Dakota
1,152
153.2
Oregon
1,150
28.2
Utah
1,038
34.1
West Virginia
966
52.8
Montana
816
78.3
Delaware
815
85.8
District of Columbia
713
104.2
New Hampshire
600
44.7
Wyoming
321
55.2
Hawaii
271
19.1
Maine
257
19.3
Alaska
176
23.8
Vermont
95
15.2
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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
Housing homeless people
Nursing homes
State prisons
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Unemployment and economic fallout
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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 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.
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.
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Change log
Dec. 12 New charts were added plotting the ICU capacity in the state’s five region over time.
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/