By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 12, 10:14 p.m. Pacific
1,548,845
confirmed cases
+26,760 on Saturday
20,976
deaths
+119 on Saturday
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 31,160 cases per day, a 134.9% 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 12,444 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 78% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 156.4 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 30.2 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 limits1,548,845Dec. 12
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 31,160 new cases and 156.4 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. 13
2. Amador
1,379.91,379.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
3. Riverside
1,049.21,049.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
4. Imperial
962.2962.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
5. San Bernardino
953.1953.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
6. Kings
857.6857.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
7. Sutter
773.9773.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
8. Shasta
761.1761.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
9. Los Angeles
725.3725.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
10. Madera
693.5693.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
11. Tuolumne
661.9661.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
12. Modoc
660.1660.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
13. Tehama
650.1650.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
14. Kern
635.5635.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
15. Colusa
6156157-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
16. Mono
606.7606.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
17. Merced
591.7591.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
18. San Joaquin
580.6580.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
19. Tulare
576.8576.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
20. Yuba
552.4552.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
21. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
22. Placer
518.1518.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
23. El Dorado
499.3499.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
24. Stanislaus
481.7481.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
25. San Benito
466.2466.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
26. Orange
459.5459.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
27. Del Norte
455.8455.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
28. Napa
444.7444.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
29. San Diego
438.7438.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
30. Glenn
4234237-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
31. Sacramento
422.3422.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
32. Nevada
396.6396.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
33. Santa Clara
395.3395.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
34. Plumas
3853857-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
35. Yolo
343.8343.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
36. Inyo
331.8331.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
37. San Luis Obispo
3243247-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
38. Monterey
3133137-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
39. Santa Cruz
308.7308.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
40. Trinity
303.2303.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
41. Fresno
302.9302.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
42. Solano
3013017-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
43. Lake
300.9300.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
44. San Mateo
294.5294.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
45. Siskiyou
2942947-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
46. Contra Costa
286.3286.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
47. Ventura
2832837-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
48. Alameda
270.4270.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
49. Mendocino
267.7267.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
50. Santa Barbara
256.7256.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
51. Sonoma
238.2238.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
52. Butte
2182187-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
53. San Francisco
197.9197.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
54. Calaveras
190.1190.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
55. Humboldt
159.8159.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
56. Marin
151.4151.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
57. Mariposa
108.3108.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
58. Sierra
102.4102.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 13
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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 cases9001.7k2.6k3.7k4.7k5.4k8.8k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Saturday
Deaths
Per 100k
Saturday
Imperial »
18,289
10,148.4
–
373
207
–
Lassen »
3,127
10,027.3
–
6
19.2
–
Kings »
13,198
8,794.3
+153
98
65.3
–
San Bernardino »
124,264
5,819.2
+5,254
1,215
56.9
+6
Kern »
49,939
5,655.3
+707
467
52.9
–
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 »
513,283
5,083
+11,257
8,273
81.9
+71
Mono »
700
4,938.6
–
3
21.2
–
Madera »
7,612
4,910.6
–
107
69
–
Stanislaus »
26,361
4,888
+425
468
86.8
+5
Sutter »
4,657
4,857.5
–
33
34.4
–
Riverside »
112,950
4,739.3
–
1,573
66
–
Fresno »
43,071
4,403.4
+610
542
55.4
–
San Joaquin »
31,720
4,332.1
–
534
72.9
–
Colusa »
921
4,290.9
–
8
37.3
–
Glenn »
1,136
4,072.1
–
12
43
–
Monterey »
17,546
4,050.2
+167
154
35.5
+1
San Benito »
2,401
4,041
+53
19
32
–
Amador »
1,513
3,999.6
+224
19
50.2
–
Shasta »
6,853
3,826.7
–
58
32.4
–
Yuba »
2,820
3,735.4
–
10
13.2
–
Tehama »
2,357
3,719.2
+41
30
47.3
–
Marin »
8,410
3,230.9
+49
132
50.7
–
San Diego »
104,956
3,177.8
+2,490
1,151
34.8
+14
Sacramento »
47,473
3,143.9
–
670
44.4
–
Orange »
99,393
3,141.2
+2,091
1,680
53.1
+18
Santa Barbara »
13,056
2,942.3
+190
140
31.6
–
Solano »
12,733
2,903.6
–
91
20.8
–
Sonoma »
14,475
2,887.4
+193
162
32.3
–
Tuolumne »
1,547
2,868.4
–
17
31.5
–
Ventura »
24,276
2,862.4
–
198
23.3
–
Napa »
4,013
2,855.6
–
22
15.7
–
Yolo »
6,049
2,813.8
+70
89
41.4
–
Modoc »
240
2,685.2
+8
0
0
–
San Luis Obispo »
7,452
2,647.7
–
46
16.3
–
Contra Costa »
29,599
2,611.9
+475
279
24.6
–
Santa Clara »
45,986
2,392.4
+808
526
27.4
–
Placer »
8,879
2,336.1
–
92
24.2
–
San Mateo »
17,724
2,314
+548
179
23.4
–
Mendocino »
1,931
2,208.8
–
24
27.5
–
Alameda »
36,184
2,201.4
+616
542
33
+4
Butte »
4,912
2,163.2
–
67
29.5
–
Inyo »
388
2,145.4
–
17
94
–
Siskiyou »
914
2,099.2
–
7
16.1
–
San Francisco »
18,201
2,092
+323
167
19.2
–
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 »
340
1,818.3
+5
0
0
–
Trinity »
225
1,749.3
–
1
7.8
–
Calaveras »
642
1,419.3
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
174
992
+3
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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Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
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San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
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Area
Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
11,353
Pomona
11,103
Palmdale
10,120
Lancaster
8,962
North Hollywood
8,477
South Gate
7,996
Santa Clarita
7,965
El Monte
7,794
Glendale
7,757
Downey
7,724
Boyle Heights
7,634
Pacoima
7,547
Compton
7,097
Sylmar
6,934
Norwalk
6,555
Van Nuys
6,450
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
6,059
Lynwood
5,846
Panorama City
5,791
Baldwin Park
5,474
West Covina
5,467
Inglewood
5,315
Huntington Park
4,952
Vernon Central
4,909
Pico Rivera
4,903
Reseda
4,803
Whittier
4,758
Pasadena
4,729
Montebello
4,341
Paramount
4,238
Bellflower
4,228
West Vernon
4,205
Florence-Firestone
4,127
Canoga Park
3,953
North Hills
3,896
Hawthorne
3,871
South Whittier
3,719
Sun Valley
3,689
Bell Gardens
3,671
Westlake
3,629
Melrose
3,498
Central
3,462
Burbank
3,458
Wholesale District
3,420
Carson
3,417
South Park
3,326
Watts
3,299
Wilmington
3,234
Vermont Vista
3,231
San Pedro
3,064
Northridge
3,061
Arleta
3,030
Pico-Union
2,973
La Puente
2,930
Harvard Park
2,870
Bell
2,802
Winnetka
2,788
Azusa
2,786
Granada Hills
2,711
Century Palms/Cove
2,632
Covina
2,611
Athens-Westmont
2,588
El Sereno
2,579
Castaic
2,563
Willowbrook
2,547
Alhambra
2,537
Lakewood
2,536
Torrance
2,536
Exposition Park
2,522
Hollywood
2,410
Maywood
2,371
Gardena
2,357
Sherman Oaks
2,345
Highland Park
2,327
Lake Balboa
2,249
Temple-Beaudry
2,211
San Fernando
2,179
Glendora
2,134
Hacienda Heights
2,084
Lincoln Heights
2,068
Wilshire Center
2,067
Koreatown
2,039
Cudahy
2,026
Woodland Hills
1,987
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,914
Santa Monica
1,872
Harbor Gateway
1,844
Mission Hills
1,837
Rosemead
1,831
Monterey Park
1,816
La Mirada
1,740
Downtown
1,716
University Park
1,684
West Adams
1,619
Green Meadows
1,592
Valley Glen
1,566
Valinda
1,544
San Jose Hills
1,518
Chatsworth
1,510
South El Monte
1,509
Encino
1,456
Tarzana
1,439
Hyde Park
1,430
Eagle Rock
1,400
Rowland Heights
1,394
Monrovia
1,353
Lennox
1,338
Altadena
1,333
Glassell Park
1,309
Lawndale
1,291
Silver Lake
1,287
Walnut Park
1,272
San Gabriel
1,265
East Hollywood
1,259
San Dimas
1,245
Vermont Knolls
1,231
Diamond Bar
1,212
Beverly Hills
1,194
West Hills
1,162
East Rancho Dominguez
1,149
Redondo Beach
1,133
La Verne
1,125
Commerce
1,121
Santa Fe Springs
1,110
Baldwin Hills
1,102
Mt. Washington
1,102
Bassett
1,099
Tujunga
1,094
West Hollywood
1,092
Cerritos
1,064
Arcadia
1,044
Lakeview Terrace
1,017
Unincorporated - Azusa
1,013
Duarte
995
Temple City
989
Palms
987
Little Bangladesh
986
West Los Angeles
986
Westwood
976
Hawaiian Gardens
957
Sunland
950
Harvard Heights
946
Harbor City
941
Unincorporated - Covina
930
Porter Ranch
927
Westchester
916
Claremont
900
Valley Village
878
Del Rey
842
Culver City
831
Historic Filipinotown
819
West Carson
789
Artesia
765
West Puente Valley
735
Mar Vista
723
Venice
715
Northeast San Gabriel
702
Hollywood Hills
699
Alsace
683
Walnut
677
Country Club Park
641
Brentwood
639
Leimert Park
631
Covina (Charter Oak)
621
Vermont Square
617
Manhattan Beach
615
Cloverdale/Cochran
612
Crenshaw District
604
Figueroa Park Square
598
Lake Los Angeles
595
South Pasadena
540
Rancho Palos Verdes
536
Studio City
536
Little Armenia
534
Echo Park
527
Calabasas
513
Mid-city
508
Atwater Village
506
Jefferson Park
502
Gramercy Place
501
Adams-Normandie
493
Avocado Heights
487
Elysian Valley
477
Athens Village
474
Signal Hill
467
Los Feliz
453
Quartz Hill
453
Carthay
441
North Whittier
438
Hancock Park
437
Lomita
433
Victoria Park
426
Hermosa Beach
424
Stevenson Ranch
408
Unincorporated - Duarte
403
La Crescenta-Montrose
400
Crestview
392
Agoura Hills
390
South San Gabriel
385
Manchester Square
381
Miracle Mile
370
Sun Village
369
Thai Town
356
Canyon Country
340
La Canada Flintridge
328
Beverlywood
327
El Camino Village
314
Chinatown
301
Pacific Palisades
292
View Park/Windsor Hills
290
Cadillac-Corning
285
Reseda Ranch
276
South Carthay
272
Beverly Crest
271
St Elmo Village
260
Century City
253
El Segundo
252
Park La Brea
248
Wellington Square
240
Playa Vista
239
Longwood
237
Lafayette Square
230
Santa Monica Mountains
227
East La Mirada
217
Elysian Park
215
Wiseburn
215
Littlerock
210
Toluca Lake
210
Sierra Madre
203
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
197
Unincorporated - Arcadia
194
Littlerock/Pearblossom
193
Malibu
176
Acton
173
Cheviot Hills
172
East Whittier
172
Palos Verdes Estates
163
Little Tokyo
161
Marina del Rey
160
San Marino
160
Ladera Heights
159
Rancho Park
155
Bel Air
154
Unincorporated - South El Monte
153
Shadow Hills
152
Desert View Highlands
148
Unincorporated - Monrovia
148
Exposition
144
Val Verde
136
Del Aire
135
Rancho Dominguez
127
White Fence Farms
127
East Pasadena
119
Angelino Heights
118
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
118
Irwindale
117
Unincorporated - Whittier
115
University Hills
105
La Rambla
103
Sunrise Village
99
Rolling Hills Estates
93
View Heights
88
Reynier Village
85
Regent Square
84
Unincorporated - West LA
84
Agua Dulce
80
Faircrest Heights
78
Valencia
78
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
75
Industry
74
La Habra Heights
73
Pellissier Village
73
Unincorporated - La Verne
67
Marina Peninsula
66
Harbor Pines
64
Westlake Village
64
Palisades Highlands
63
Santa Catalina Island
63
Rosewood/East Gardena
62
Anaverde
61
Del Sur
61
Rosewood
61
North Lancaster
59
Saugus
57
Mandeville Canyon
54
Playa Del Rey
53
West Rancho Dominguez
52
Lake Manor
51
Toluca Terrace
48
Toluca Woods
47
Leona Valley
43
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
40
Newhall
40
Pearblossom/Llano
37
Unincorporated - Cerritos
36
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
35
Roosevelt
34
Vernon
34
Unincorporated - Palmdale
33
Southeast Antelope Valley
32
Unincorporated - Pomona
32
Hidden Hills
31
Bradbury
30
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Unincorporated - Glendora
26
Westhills
25
Elizabeth Lake
24
Llano
22
Saugus/Canyon Country
18
Hi Vista
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Lake Hughes
16
Rolling Hills
16
Westfield/Academy Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
East Covina
13
Sycamore Square
12
Unincorporated - Del Rey
12
West Antelope Valley
11
Brookside
10
South Antelope Valley
10
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
10
Unincorporated - El Monte
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
9
Sand Canyon
7
Avalon
5
Padua Hills
5
Whittier Narrows
5
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
4
East Lancaster
3
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 12,444 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 78% 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 »
845
3,164
4,009
San Bernardino »
247
907
1,154
Orange »
273
877
1,150
San Diego »
261
667
928
Riverside »
171
684
855
Fresno »
89
373
462
Sacramento »
85
348
433
Santa Clara »
97
334
431
Stanislaus »
58
229
287
Alameda »
77
204
281
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Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. The latest data show that there are 1,419 available statewide.
Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,419Dec. 11
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 270,981 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 1,896,865 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.5%Dec. 11
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 1176 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino4,038 casesper 100,000Latino4,038 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
9,831
47.8%
36.3%
White
6,375
31.0%
38.8%
Asian
2,500
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,481
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 219 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 15,839,524 coronavirus cases and 295,377 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 211,718 new cases and 2,360 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
1,522,085
3,888
Mar 1Dec 11
Texas
1,388,909
4,980.8
Florida
1,106,396
5,371.3
Illinois
832,951
6,496.5
New York
753,837
3,842.5
Ohio
542,209
4,657.4
Georgia
531,593
5,162.4
Pennsylvania
476,249
3,723.3
Wisconsin
461,367
7,984.3
Michigan
460,346
4,623.1
Tennessee
436,262
6,559.3
North Carolina
423,623
4,171.3
Indiana
412,135
6,209.3
Arizona
394,512
5,679.1
New Jersey
390,256
4,393.9
Minnesota
370,968
6,711.5
Missouri
343,412
5,638.9
Alabama
288,775
5,936.2
Colorado
281,673
5,092.5
Massachusetts
280,436
4,105.8
Virginia
274,438
3,261.8
Louisiana
264,191
5,664.9
Iowa
253,612
8,096.2
South Carolina
245,226
4,948.1
Oklahoma
229,353
5,853.6
Maryland
228,471
3,805.7
Utah
228,129
7,491.1
Kentucky
217,119
4,889.8
Washington
195,554
2,680.9
Kansas
188,318
6,474.1
Arkansas
181,624
6,073
Nevada
181,310
6,203.2
Mississippi
175,282
5,864.7
Nebraska
146,877
7,711.1
Connecticut
146,761
4,097.7
Idaho
119,610
7,086.7
New Mexico
116,565
5,570.8
Oregon
91,420
2,239.6
South Dakota
89,672
10,375.2
North Dakota
87,214
11,594.5
Montana
71,870
6,899.1
Rhode Island
70,818
6,702.4
Puerto Rico
61,002
1,801.1
West Virginia
60,637
3,315.2
Delaware
43,818
4,614.9
Alaska
39,975
5,412.9
Wyoming
38,785
6,666
New Hampshire
29,460
2,192.6
District of Columbia
24,357
3,558.4
Hawaii
19,315
1,358.3
Maine
15,206
1,140.9
Vermont
5,541
886.6
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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
35,357
180.2
Mar 1Dec 11
Texas
24,143
86.6
California
20,857
53.3
Florida
19,714
95.7
New Jersey
17,662
198.9
Illinois
15,067
117.5
Pennsylvania
12,183
95.2
Massachusetts
11,257
164.8
Michigan
10,965
110.1
Georgia
10,031
97.4
Ohio
7,426
63.8
Arizona
7,245
104.3
Louisiana
6,767
145.1
Indiana
6,673
100.5
North Carolina
5,752
56.6
Connecticut
5,363
149.7
Tennessee
5,327
80.1
Maryland
5,064
84.4
South Carolina
4,673
94.3
Missouri
4,551
74.7
Virginia
4,370
51.9
Minnesota
4,351
78.7
Wisconsin
4,266
73.8
Mississippi
4,124
138
Alabama
4,086
84
Colorado
3,846
69.5
Iowa
3,193
101.9
Washington
2,879
39.5
Arkansas
2,875
96.1
Nevada
2,479
84.8
Kentucky
2,168
48.8
Kansas
2,072
71.2
Oklahoma
2,007
51.2
New Mexico
1,889
90.3
Rhode Island
1,509
142.8
Nebraska
1,343
70.5
Puerto Rico
1,249
36.9
South Dakota
1,210
140
Idaho
1,151
68.2
Oregon
1,138
27.9
North Dakota
1,130
150.2
Utah
1,025
33.7
West Virginia
938
51.3
Delaware
807
85
Montana
805
77.3
District of Columbia
709
103.6
New Hampshire
590
43.9
Wyoming
321
55.2
Hawaii
269
18.9
Maine
250
18.8
Alaska
158
21.4
Vermont
93
14.9
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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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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/