By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 10, 9:39 p.m. Pacific
1,486,873
confirmed cases
+33,995 on Thursday
20,639
deaths
+172 on Thursday
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. Counties in Southern California, the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley have tightened up. The Greater Sacramento region will be under a stricter lockdown on Thursday.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 28,578 cases per day, a 126.9% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 10% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 11,497 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 149.4 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 2.8 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 31.9 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 limits1,486,873Dec. 10
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 28,578 new cases and 149.4 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
1,988.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days1,988.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
2. Amador
1,044.21,044.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
3. Riverside
1,017.81,017.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
4. Kings
820.3820.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
5. Sutter
796.9796.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
6. Imperial
780.2780.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
7. San Bernardino
774.4774.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
8. Del Norte
725.6725.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
9. Modoc
693.7693.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
10. Mono
677.3677.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
11. Tuolumne
671.2671.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
12. Colusa
656.9656.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
13. Los Angeles
656.1656.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
14. Tehama
643.8643.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
15. Madera
636.1636.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
16. Merced
627.3627.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
17. Kern
571.4571.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
18. Shasta
5645647-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
19. Yuba
560.3560.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
20. Tulare
550.7550.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
21. Placer
546.2546.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
22. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
23. Stanislaus
5195197-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
24. San Benito
516.7516.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
25. San Joaquin
509.8509.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
26. El Dorado
478.4478.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
27. Glenn
473.2473.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
28. Napa
4544547-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
29. Orange
410.7410.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
30. Sacramento
408.9408.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
31. Nevada
408.7408.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
32. San Diego
407.4407.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
33. Santa Clara
383.2383.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
34. Siskiyou
339.9339.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
35. Trinity
334.3334.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
36. Plumas
331.6331.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
37. Yolo
328.4328.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
38. Solano
322.4322.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
39. Monterey
321.3321.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
40. Inyo
309.6309.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
41. Ventura
295.8295.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
42. San Luis Obispo
287.1287.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
43. Santa Cruz
282.4282.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
44. Mendocino
274.5274.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
45. Lake
274.4274.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
46. Fresno
268.9268.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
47. Contra Costa
255.8255.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
48. Sonoma
248.3248.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
49. San Mateo
240.8240.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
50. Alameda
237.3237.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
51. Butte
232.1232.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
52. Santa Barbara
2172177-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
53. Calaveras
1991997-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
54. San Francisco
180.5180.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
55. Marin
161.7161.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
56. Humboldt
148.8148.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
57. Mariposa
131.1131.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
58. Sierra
68.368.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 11
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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 cases8501.7k2.5k3.5k4.7k5.3k8.6k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Thursday
Deaths
Per 100k
Thursday
Imperial »
17,913
9,939.7
+180
371
205.9
+4
Lassen »
2,972
9,530.2
+42
5
16
–
Kings »
12,913
8,604.4
+197
97
64.6
–
Alpine »
63
5,497.4
+6
0
0
–
Kern »
48,401
5,481.1
+990
463
52.4
–
San Bernardino »
115,641
5,415.4
+4,123
1,209
56.6
+1
Tulare »
24,624
5,347.5
+385
326
70.8
+3
Merced »
14,310
5,318.2
+252
202
75.1
+1
Los Angeles »
488,519
4,837.8
+12,741
8,151
80.7
+74
Madera »
7,468
4,817.7
+217
107
69
–
Sutter »
4,574
4,770.9
+72
31
32.3
+1
Stanislaus »
25,675
4,760.8
+404
458
84.9
+4
Mono »
673
4,748.1
+17
3
21.2
–
Riverside »
111,053
4,659.7
+3,729
1,551
65.1
+12
Fresno »
41,954
4,289.2
+380
514
52.5
–
Colusa »
908
4,230.3
+13
7
32.6
–
San Joaquin »
30,816
4,208.6
+237
535
73.1
+3
Glenn »
1,134
4,065
+17
12
43
+1
Monterey »
17,157
3,960.4
+191
148
34.2
+2
San Benito »
2,314
3,894.6
+50
19
32
–
Yuba »
2,780
3,682.5
+80
10
13.2
–
Shasta »
6,375
3,559.8
+240
58
32.4
+4
Tehama »
2,240
3,534.6
+92
30
47.3
–
Amador »
1,227
3,243.5
+24
19
50.2
+1
Marin »
8,312
3,193.3
+63
132
50.7
–
Sacramento »
46,479
3,078
+1,143
659
43.6
+13
San Diego »
99,599
3,015.6
+2,050
1,114
33.7
+11
Orange »
94,647
2,991.2
+1,521
1,640
51.8
+7
Santa Barbara »
12,808
2,886.4
+172
140
31.6
+1
Solano »
12,533
2,858
+410
91
20.8
+1
Sonoma »
14,168
2,826.2
+256
162
32.3
–
Ventura »
23,897
2,817.7
+254
197
23.2
–
Tuolumne »
1,517
2,812.8
+59
16
29.7
+1
Napa »
3,935
2,800.1
+122
22
15.7
–
Yolo »
5,774
2,685.9
+135
88
40.9
–
San Luis Obispo »
7,267
2,581.9
+196
45
16
–
Modoc »
225
2,517.3
+13
0
0
–
Contra Costa »
28,487
2,513.8
+96
273
24.1
+3
Placer »
8,860
2,331.1
+316
89
23.4
+4
Santa Clara »
44,039
2,291.1
+1,038
519
27
+4
San Mateo »
16,884
2,204.4
+218
177
23.1
–
Mendocino »
1,911
2,185.9
+38
24
27.5
–
Butte »
4,829
2,126.6
+72
64
28.2
+2
Alameda »
34,880
2,122
+580
533
32.4
+7
Inyo »
376
2,079.1
+19
17
94
+1
Siskiyou »
900
2,067.1
+37
7
16.1
–
San Francisco »
17,571
2,019.6
+187
165
19
+1
Santa Cruz »
5,523
2,017.4
+135
50
18.3
+3
El Dorado »
3,628
1,943.6
+99
8
4.3
–
Nevada »
1,922
1,939.6
+27
21
21.2
+2
Del Norte »
512
1,867
+6
1
3.6
–
Lake »
1,171
1,825.5
+10
22
34.3
–
Trinity »
220
1,710.5
+3
1
7.8
–
Plumas »
316
1,689.9
+5
0
0
–
Calaveras »
588
1,299.9
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
171
974.9
+4
4
22.8
–
Humboldt »
1,195
880.2
+32
10
7.4
–
Sierra »
25
853.2
–
0
0
–
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Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,289 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
10,000
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
10,832
Pomona
10,663
Palmdale
9,680
Lancaster
8,260
North Hollywood
7,995
South Gate
7,655
Santa Clarita
7,648
El Monte
7,520
Glendale
7,417
Downey
7,372
Boyle Heights
7,242
Pacoima
7,156
Compton
6,768
Sylmar
6,526
Norwalk
6,184
Van Nuys
6,085
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,762
Lynwood
5,620
Panorama City
5,495
Baldwin Park
5,250
West Covina
5,197
Inglewood
5,049
Huntington Park
4,736
Vernon Central
4,676
Pico Rivera
4,660
90805: Long Beach
4,545
Pasadena
4,536
Whittier
4,532
Reseda
4,526
Montebello
4,172
Bellflower
4,044
Paramount
4,041
West Vernon
3,947
Florence-Firestone
3,927
Canoga Park
3,741
North Hills
3,675
Hawthorne
3,655
South Whittier
3,529
Bell Gardens
3,476
Westlake
3,471
Sun Valley
3,431
Melrose
3,341
Central
3,325
Wholesale District
3,317
Burbank
3,309
Carson
3,276
South Park
3,183
Watts
3,133
Wilmington
3,084
Vermont Vista
3,083
San Pedro
2,931
Northridge
2,913
90813: Long Beach
2,893
Arleta
2,874
Pico-Union
2,811
La Puente
2,764
Harvard Park
2,693
Bell
2,673
Azusa
2,637
Winnetka
2,620
Granada Hills
2,597
Castaic
2,537
Century Palms/Cove
2,495
Covina
2,482
Athens-Westmont
2,478
Willowbrook
2,443
Torrance
2,440
Lakewood
2,430
El Sereno
2,395
Exposition Park
2,392
Alhambra
2,390
Hollywood
2,304
Sherman Oaks
2,249
Maywood
2,247
Gardena
2,205
Highland Park
2,182
Lake Balboa
2,111
Temple-Beaudry
2,098
Glendora
2,052
San Fernando
2,046
90806: Long Beach
2,033
Hacienda Heights
1,974
Wilshire Center
1,947
Koreatown
1,938
Cudahy
1,928
Lincoln Heights
1,906
Woodland Hills
1,871
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,836
Santa Monica
1,783
Harbor Gateway
1,755
Mission Hills
1,731
Monterey Park
1,725
Rosemead
1,722
90810: Long Beach
1,652
Downtown
1,645
University Park
1,636
La Mirada
1,630
90802: Long Beach
1,559
90804: Long Beach
1,541
West Adams
1,521
Green Meadows
1,508
Valinda
1,471
Valley Glen
1,461
South El Monte
1,447
San Jose Hills
1,443
Chatsworth
1,435
Encino
1,374
Tarzana
1,369
Hyde Park
1,341
Rowland Heights
1,315
Eagle Rock
1,308
Monrovia
1,305
Altadena
1,278
Lennox
1,278
Glassell Park
1,249
Silver Lake
1,225
Lawndale
1,219
Walnut Park
1,204
East Hollywood
1,199
San Gabriel
1,197
San Dimas
1,194
Diamond Bar
1,161
Vermont Knolls
1,153
Beverly Hills
1,152
West Hills
1,109
Redondo Beach
1,091
East Rancho Dominguez
1,087
Commerce
1,075
Bassett
1,068
La Verne
1,065
Tujunga
1,061
Santa Fe Springs
1,054
West Hollywood
1,053
Baldwin Hills
1,043
Mt. Washington
1,042
90815: Long Beach
1,014
Cerritos
1,011
Arcadia
985
Unincorporated - Azusa
970
Lakeview Terrace
966
90807: Long Beach
957
Duarte
957
Palms
946
Temple City
942
Westwood
939
West Los Angeles
934
Hawaiian Gardens
933
Little Bangladesh
932
Sunland
909
Harbor City
897
Harvard Heights
891
Unincorporated - Covina
874
Claremont
865
Porter Ranch
861
Westchester
856
Valley Village
837
90808: Long Beach
797
Del Rey
797
Culver City
786
Historic Filipinotown
775
West Carson
758
90803: Long Beach
733
Artesia
723
West Puente Valley
700
Mar Vista
683
Hollywood Hills
675
Venice
672
Northeast San Gabriel
667
Walnut
644
Alsace
639
Country Club Park
618
Brentwood
608
Covina (Charter Oak)
601
Leimert Park
599
Manhattan Beach
598
Cloverdale/Cochran
589
Vermont Square
583
Lake Los Angeles
580
Crenshaw District
570
Figueroa Park Square
558
South Pasadena
516
Little Armenia
515
Rancho Palos Verdes
509
Echo Park
502
Studio City
502
Calabasas
497
Atwater Village
487
Mid-city
484
Adams-Normandie
472
Jefferson Park
471
Gramercy Place
469
Avocado Heights
466
Elysian Valley
460
Signal Hill
453
90814: Long Beach
452
Athens Village
440
Quartz Hill
435
Los Feliz
431
Carthay
427
North Whittier
422
Hancock Park
415
Hermosa Beach
413
Lomita
413
Victoria Park
392
La Crescenta-Montrose
386
Stevenson Ranch
384
Unincorporated - Duarte
383
South San Gabriel
369
Manchester Square
367
Crestview
365
Agoura Hills
357
Miracle Mile
352
Sun Village
345
Thai Town
332
Canyon Country
322
La Canada Flintridge
314
Beverlywood
306
El Camino Village
293
Chinatown
291
Pacific Palisades
282
View Park/Windsor Hills
275
Cadillac-Corning
263
Beverly Crest
260
South Carthay
253
Reseda Ranch
251
St Elmo Village
248
Century City
243
El Segundo
243
Park La Brea
239
Playa Vista
229
Wellington Square
225
Longwood
224
Santa Monica Mountains
220
Lafayette Square
212
East La Mirada
208
Wiseburn
205
Toluca Lake
200
Elysian Park
199
Littlerock
192
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
189
Littlerock/Pearblossom
188
Unincorporated - Arcadia
184
Malibu
176
Sierra Madre
175
East Whittier
167
Cheviot Hills
165
Palos Verdes Estates
161
Ladera Heights
158
Acton
157
Little Tokyo
153
San Marino
152
Marina del Rey
150
Unincorporated - South El Monte
150
Bel Air
149
Rancho Park
148
Desert View Highlands
144
Unincorporated - Monrovia
142
Shadow Hills
141
Val Verde
133
Exposition
130
Del Aire
129
Rancho Dominguez
123
White Fence Farms
121
East Pasadena
117
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
113
Angelino Heights
112
Unincorporated - Whittier
111
Irwindale
109
University Hills
104
La Rambla
102
Sunrise Village
97
Rolling Hills Estates
89
View Heights
87
Unincorporated - West LA
82
Regent Square
79
Reynier Village
78
Faircrest Heights
75
Valencia
73
Agua Dulce
72
La Habra Heights
72
Industry
70
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
67
Pellissier Village
67
Marina Peninsula
65
Harbor Pines
61
Unincorporated - La Verne
61
Westlake Village
61
Palisades Highlands
60
Rosewood/East Gardena
60
Santa Catalina Island
60
Del Sur
58
Anaverde
57
North Lancaster
57
Rosewood
57
Saugus
57
Playa Del Rey
52
Mandeville Canyon
50
Lake Manor
49
Toluca Terrace
47
West Rancho Dominguez
44
Toluca Woods
43
Newhall
40
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
39
Leona Valley
38
Pearblossom/Llano
34
Unincorporated - Cerritos
34
Vernon
34
Roosevelt
33
Unincorporated - Palmdale
33
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
32
Unincorporated - Pomona
32
Hidden Hills
31
Bradbury
30
Southeast Antelope Valley
30
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Unincorporated - Glendora
25
Westhills
24
Elizabeth Lake
22
Llano
19
Saugus/Canyon Country
18
Lake Hughes
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Hi Vista
16
Rolling Hills
16
Westfield/Academy Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
East Covina
13
Unincorporated - Del Rey
12
Sycamore Square
11
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
South Antelope Valley
10
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Unincorporated - El Monte
9
West Antelope Valley
9
Sand Canyon
7
Avalon
5
Whittier Narrows
5
Padua Hills
4
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 11,497 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.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
819
2,805
3,624
San Bernardino »
226
868
1,094
Orange »
257
768
1,025
San Diego »
240
665
905
Riverside »
171
604
775
Fresno »
95
365
460
Santa Clara »
98
313
411
Sacramento »
79
319
398
Stanislaus »
53
205
258
Alameda »
69
185
254
Kern »
52
177
229
San Joaquin »
59
166
225
Placer »
20
146
166
Contra Costa »
40
124
164
Ventura »
48
97
145
Tulare »
15
123
138
Imperial »
32
95
127
San Francisco »
33
88
121
Monterey »
18
96
114
San Mateo »
24
72
96
Solano »
21
61
82
Kings »
7
66
73
Santa Barbara »
15
57
72
Butte »
8
54
62
Sonoma »
10
50
60
Yuba »
11
38
49
Santa Cruz »
10
37
47
Shasta »
13
33
46
Merced »
7
34
41
Madera »
9
22
31
Marin »
7
22
29
El Dorado »
11
14
25
Yolo »
13
11
24
San Luis Obispo »
6
11
17
Napa »
3
11
14
Tehama »
1
12
13
Nevada »
5
8
13
Siskiyou »
2
9
11
Amador »
3
6
9
Mendocino »
2
7
9
Tuolumne »
0
7
7
San Benito »
1
5
6
Glenn »
0
5
5
Lake »
2
2
4
Inyo »
3
0
3
Del Norte »
1
2
3
Humboldt »
1
2
3
Lassen »
0
2
2
Colusa »
0
2
2
Calaveras »
1
1
2
Mariposa »
0
2
2
Mono »
0
1
1
Plumas »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Modoc »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
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Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. In late July, the state changed its tracking method to exclude beds that are only for infants from the count.
Available ICU beds
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000State changestracking methodState changestracking method1,487Dec. 9
California Department of Public Health
Testing
After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 248,992 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% of the 1,742,945 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.0%Dec. 9
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 1124 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 2.8 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,849 casesper 100,000Latino3,849 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
9,680
47.9%
36.3%
White
6,226
30.8%
38.8%
Asian
2,461
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,456
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 237 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 15,381,451 coronavirus cases and 289,288 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 209,690 new cases and 2,278 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
1,452,878
3,711.2
Mar 1Dec 9
Texas
1,359,951
4,877
Florida
1,083,362
5,259.5
Illinois
812,430
6,336.5
New York
733,064
3,736.6
Ohio
520,112
4,467.6
Georgia
517,779
5,028.2
Wisconsin
452,180
7,825.4
Pennsylvania
450,924
3,525.3
Michigan
448,418
4,503.3
Tennessee
422,962
6,359.3
North Carolina
410,527
4,042.4
Indiana
398,417
6,002.6
Arizona
382,601
5,507.7
New Jersey
381,486
4,295.1
Minnesota
363,719
6,580.3
Missouri
338,336
5,555.5
Alabama
280,187
5,759.6
Colorado
272,346
4,923.9
Massachusetts
269,412
3,944.4
Virginia
267,128
3,174.9
Louisiana
258,914
5,551.8
Iowa
250,280
7,989.8
South Carolina
239,444
4,831.5
Oklahoma
222,993
5,691.3
Maryland
222,653
3,708.8
Utah
222,545
7,307.7
Kentucky
209,135
4,710
Washington
189,863
2,602.9
Kansas
182,581
6,276.9
Arkansas
176,652
5,906.8
Nevada
176,334
6,032.9
Mississippi
170,672
5,710.5
Nebraska
143,924
7,556
Connecticut
140,548
3,924.3
Idaho
116,203
6,884.8
New Mexico
112,950
5,398
Oregon
88,287
2,162.9
South Dakota
88,023
10,184.4
North Dakota
86,149
11,452.9
Montana
70,133
6,732.3
Rhode Island
68,299
6,464
Puerto Rico
58,962
1,740.9
West Virginia
58,462
3,196.3
Delaware
42,393
4,464.8
Alaska
38,707
5,241.2
Wyoming
37,885
6,511.3
New Hampshire
27,592
2,053.6
District of Columbia
23,854
3,484.9
Hawaii
19,056
1,340.1
Maine
14,454
1,084.5
Vermont
5,285
845.6
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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
35,183
179.3
Mar 1Dec 9
Texas
23,657
84.8
California
20,467
52.3
Florida
19,462
94.5
New Jersey
17,542
197.5
Illinois
14,612
114
Pennsylvania
11,726
91.7
Massachusetts
11,166
163.5
Michigan
10,706
107.5
Georgia
9,921
96.3
Ohio
7,187
61.7
Arizona
7,081
101.9
Louisiana
6,684
143.3
Indiana
6,506
98
North Carolina
5,661
55.7
Connecticut
5,285
147.6
Tennessee
5,171
77.7
Maryland
4,962
82.7
South Carolina
4,612
93.1
Missouri
4,470
73.4
Virginia
4,281
50.9
Minnesota
4,168
75.4
Wisconsin
4,142
71.7
Mississippi
4,041
135.2
Alabama
3,985
81.9
Colorado
3,639
65.8
Washington
3,016
41.3
Arkansas
2,786
93.2
Iowa
2,724
87
Nevada
2,384
81.6
Kentucky
2,118
47.7
Oklahoma
1,945
49.6
Kansas
1,941
66.7
New Mexico
1,823
87.1
Rhode Island
1,484
140.4
Nebraska
1,294
67.9
Puerto Rico
1,219
36
South Dakota
1,147
132.7
Oregon
1,110
27.2
Idaho
1,103
65.4
North Dakota
1,086
144.4
Utah
995
32.7
West Virginia
901
49.3
Delaware
803
84.6
Montana
771
74
District of Columbia
704
102.8
New Hampshire
570
42.4
Wyoming
299
51.4
Hawaii
266
18.7
Maine
246
18.5
Alaska
150
20.3
Vermont
86
13.8
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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
Housing homeless people
Nursing homes
State prisons
Following the curve
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
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/