By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 9, 9:46 p.m. Pacific
1,452,878
confirmed cases
+31,789 on Wednesday
20,468
deaths
+195 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. 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 26,748 cases per day, a 96.4% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 10% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 11,012 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 146.1 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 34.1 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 limits1,452,878Dec. 9
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 26,748 new cases and 146.1 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
2,276.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,276.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
2. Amador
1,223.91,223.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
3. Riverside
899.1899.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
4. Sutter
802.1802.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
5. Kings
773.6773.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
6. Imperial
723.6723.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
7. Del Norte
703.8703.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
8. San Bernardino
695.9695.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
9. Colusa
656.9656.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
10. Tuolumne
611.9611.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
11. Los Angeles
606.3606.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
12. Merced
606.2606.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
13. Modoc
559.4559.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
14. Mono
557.4557.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
15. Tehama
550.7550.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
16. Tulare
534.4534.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
17. Madera
531.6531.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
18. Shasta
529.4529.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
19. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
20. San Joaquin
518.3518.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
21. Yuba
516.6516.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
22. Kern
506.7506.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
23. San Benito
498.2498.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
24. Placer
494.6494.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
25. Stanislaus
490.8490.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
26. El Dorado
477.9477.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
27. Nevada
4444447-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
28. Glenn
433.7433.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
29. Napa
417.7417.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
30. Orange
397.4397.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
31. Sacramento
395.3395.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
32. San Diego
390.9390.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
33. Plumas
3853857-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
34. Santa Clara
367.1367.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
35. Trinity
365.4365.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
36. Monterey
3223227-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
37. Ventura
313.2313.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
38. Lake
294.6294.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
39. Yolo
287.9287.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
40. Contra Costa
275.9275.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
41. Solano
265.9265.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
42. Fresno
262.7262.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
43. Siskiyou
254.9254.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
44. Inyo
254.4254.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
45. Santa Cruz
252.8252.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
46. Mendocino
247.1247.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
47. San Luis Obispo
246.2246.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
48. San Mateo
242.1242.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
49. Alameda
241.5241.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
50. Butte
225.9225.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
51. Sonoma
222.8222.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
52. Santa Barbara
206.4206.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
53. Calaveras
1991997-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
54. San Francisco
1831837-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
55. Humboldt
157.6157.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
56. Marin
144.5144.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
57. Mariposa
131.1131.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
58. Sierra
68.368.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 10
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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 cases8501.7k2.5k3.4k4.2k5k8.5k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Wednesday
Deaths
Per 100k
Wednesday
Imperial »
17,733
9,839.9
+333
367
203.6
+7
Lassen »
2,930
9,395.5
+74
5
16
–
Kings »
12,716
8,473.1
+92
97
64.6
+2
Kern »
47,411
5,369
+1,014
463
52.4
+6
Tulare »
24,239
5,263.9
+577
323
70.1
+4
Merced »
14,058
5,224.6
+207
201
74.7
+3
San Bernardino »
111,518
5,222.3
+2,572
1,208
56.6
+1
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
Los Angeles »
475,778
4,711.6
+8,589
8,077
80
+71
Sutter »
4,502
4,695.8
+67
30
31.3
+4
Stanislaus »
25,271
4,685.9
+464
454
84.2
+4
Madera »
7,251
4,677.7
+136
107
69
–
Mono »
656
4,628.2
+29
3
21.2
–
Riverside »
107,324
4,503.2
+4,103
1,539
64.6
+26
Fresno »
41,574
4,250.4
+476
514
52.5
–
San Joaquin »
30,579
4,176.2
+2,047
532
72.7
+2
Colusa »
895
4,169.8
+10
7
32.6
–
Glenn »
1,117
4,004
+16
11
39.4
–
Monterey »
16,966
3,916.3
+126
146
33.7
+10
San Benito »
2,264
3,810.4
+50
19
32
–
Yuba »
2,700
3,576.5
+50
10
13.2
–
Shasta »
6,135
3,425.7
+80
54
30.2
–
Tehama »
2,148
3,389.5
+36
30
47.3
+1
Amador »
1,203
3,180.1
+41
18
47.6
–
Marin »
8,249
3,169.1
+57
132
50.7
–
Sacramento »
45,336
3,002.3
+648
646
42.8
+11
San Diego »
97,549
2,953.5
+2,104
1,103
33.4
+15
Orange »
93,126
2,943.1
+2,613
1,633
51.6
–
Santa Barbara »
12,636
2,847.6
+134
139
31.3
–
Ventura »
23,643
2,787.7
+170
197
23.2
+2
Sonoma »
13,912
2,775.1
+193
162
32.3
+2
Solano »
12,123
2,764.5
+173
90
20.5
–
Napa »
3,813
2,713.3
+80
22
15.7
+2
Tuolumne »
1,458
2,703.4
+137
15
27.8
+1
Yolo »
5,639
2,623.1
+90
89
41.4
+5
San Luis Obispo »
7,071
2,512.3
+106
45
16
+3
Contra Costa »
28,391
2,505.3
+303
270
23.8
+3
Modoc »
212
2,371.9
+12
0
0
–
Placer »
8,544
2,248
+371
85
22.4
+4
Santa Clara »
43,001
2,237.1
+1,685
515
26.8
+3
San Mateo »
16,666
2,175.9
+295
177
23.1
–
Mendocino »
1,873
2,142.5
+57
24
27.5
–
Butte »
4,757
2,094.9
+51
62
27.3
–
Alameda »
34,300
2,086.8
+564
526
32
+1
San Francisco »
17,384
1,998.1
+187
164
18.8
–
Siskiyou »
863
1,982.1
+12
7
16.1
–
Inyo »
357
1,974
+4
16
88.5
–
Santa Cruz »
5,388
1,968.1
+212
47
17.2
–
Nevada »
1,895
1,912.4
+84
19
19.2
–
El Dorado »
3,529
1,890.6
+173
8
4.3
–
Del Norte »
506
1,845.1
+17
1
3.6
–
Lake »
1,161
1,809.9
+30
22
34.3
+1
Trinity »
217
1,687.1
–
1
7.8
–
Plumas »
311
1,663.2
+10
0
0
–
Calaveras »
588
1,299.9
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
167
952.1
+2
4
22.8
–
Humboldt »
1,163
856.6
+26
10
7.4
+1
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
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
10,532
Pomona
10,382
Palmdale
9,502
Lancaster
8,050
North Hollywood
7,737
Santa Clarita
7,496
South Gate
7,449
El Monte
7,297
Glendale
7,274
Downey
7,181
Boyle Heights
7,029
Pacoima
6,927
Compton
6,658
Sylmar
6,349
Norwalk
6,031
Van Nuys
5,908
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,637
Lynwood
5,490
Panorama City
5,371
Baldwin Park
5,122
West Covina
5,049
Inglewood
4,894
Huntington Park
4,643
Vernon Central
4,571
90805: Long Beach
4,545
Pico Rivera
4,520
Reseda
4,424
Pasadena
4,414
Whittier
4,409
Montebello
4,048
Paramount
3,949
Bellflower
3,932
Florence-Firestone
3,852
West Vernon
3,829
Canoga Park
3,670
Hawthorne
3,569
North Hills
3,558
South Whittier
3,425
Westlake
3,397
Bell Gardens
3,390
Sun Valley
3,308
Wholesale District
3,274
Central
3,254
Melrose
3,254
Burbank
3,214
Carson
3,199
South Park
3,098
Watts
3,076
Vermont Vista
3,014
Wilmington
2,984
90813: Long Beach
2,893
San Pedro
2,883
Northridge
2,867
Arleta
2,778
Pico-Union
2,732
La Puente
2,696
Bell
2,615
Harvard Park
2,614
Azusa
2,571
Winnetka
2,546
Castaic
2,529
Granada Hills
2,523
Athens-Westmont
2,434
Century Palms/Cove
2,418
Covina
2,414
Torrance
2,398
Willowbrook
2,398
Lakewood
2,348
Exposition Park
2,328
El Sereno
2,324
Alhambra
2,318
Hollywood
2,235
Maywood
2,193
Sherman Oaks
2,189
Gardena
2,130
Highland Park
2,112
Lake Balboa
2,062
Temple-Beaudry
2,036
90806: Long Beach
2,033
Glendora
2,006
San Fernando
1,989
Hacienda Heights
1,918
Cudahy
1,890
Koreatown
1,889
Wilshire Center
1,879
Lincoln Heights
1,849
Woodland Hills
1,832
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,771
Santa Monica
1,738
Harbor Gateway
1,705
Rosemead
1,683
Mission Hills
1,666
Monterey Park
1,663
90810: Long Beach
1,652
University Park
1,616
Downtown
1,592
La Mirada
1,574
90802: Long Beach
1,559
90804: Long Beach
1,541
Green Meadows
1,474
West Adams
1,468
Valinda
1,438
Valley Glen
1,412
San Jose Hills
1,409
Chatsworth
1,391
South El Monte
1,390
Tarzana
1,340
Encino
1,338
Hyde Park
1,301
Monrovia
1,281
Rowland Heights
1,272
Eagle Rock
1,261
Lennox
1,242
Altadena
1,241
Glassell Park
1,209
Lawndale
1,196
Silver Lake
1,179
San Gabriel
1,175
San Dimas
1,163
East Hollywood
1,162
Walnut Park
1,160
Beverly Hills
1,139
Diamond Bar
1,126
Vermont Knolls
1,124
West Hills
1,079
Redondo Beach
1,068
Commerce
1,061
East Rancho Dominguez
1,060
Bassett
1,038
Tujunga
1,036
West Hollywood
1,032
La Verne
1,030
Santa Fe Springs
1,026
Baldwin Hills
1,021
90815: Long Beach
1,014
Mt. Washington
997
Cerritos
987
Arcadia
965
90807: Long Beach
957
Unincorporated - Azusa
950
Lakeview Terrace
939
Duarte
934
Palms
919
Temple City
917
Westwood
911
West Los Angeles
907
Little Bangladesh
898
Sunland
889
Hawaiian Gardens
879
Harbor City
868
Harvard Heights
864
Unincorporated - Covina
855
Claremont
844
Westchester
842
Porter Ranch
831
Valley Village
809
90808: Long Beach
797
Del Rey
768
Culver City
760
Historic Filipinotown
752
West Carson
744
90803: Long Beach
733
Artesia
703
West Puente Valley
674
Hollywood Hills
660
Northeast San Gabriel
657
Mar Vista
655
Venice
646
Walnut
627
Alsace
610
Country Club Park
605
Brentwood
597
Manhattan Beach
592
Covina (Charter Oak)
578
Leimert Park
578
Cloverdale/Cochran
574
Vermont Square
567
Lake Los Angeles
565
Crenshaw District
545
Figueroa Park Square
535
Little Armenia
510
Rancho Palos Verdes
503
South Pasadena
502
Echo Park
493
Studio City
493
Calabasas
488
Atwater Village
466
Mid-city
465
Adams-Normandie
463
Jefferson Park
459
Avocado Heights
456
90814: Long Beach
452
Signal Hill
446
Gramercy Place
443
Elysian Valley
442
Athens Village
432
Quartz Hill
425
Los Feliz
423
Carthay
409
Hermosa Beach
409
North Whittier
409
Lomita
407
Hancock Park
405
Victoria Park
384
La Crescenta-Montrose
377
Stevenson Ranch
375
Unincorporated - Duarte
374
South San Gabriel
365
Manchester Square
357
Agoura Hills
356
Crestview
347
Miracle Mile
347
Sun Village
332
Thai Town
326
Canyon Country
315
La Canada Flintridge
305
Beverlywood
295
Chinatown
286
El Camino Village
277
Pacific Palisades
274
View Park/Windsor Hills
274
Beverly Crest
253
Cadillac-Corning
245
St Elmo Village
243
South Carthay
242
Reseda Ranch
239
Century City
233
El Segundo
233
Park La Brea
232
Playa Vista
229
Santa Monica Mountains
217
Longwood
215
Wellington Square
215
Wiseburn
204
East La Mirada
203
Lafayette Square
201
Toluca Lake
196
Elysian Park
195
Littlerock
187
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
185
Unincorporated - Arcadia
183
Littlerock/Pearblossom
180
Malibu
172
Sierra Madre
171
East Whittier
164
Palos Verdes Estates
160
Cheviot Hills
158
Ladera Heights
158
Acton
152
Little Tokyo
152
San Marino
152
Marina del Rey
149
Unincorporated - South El Monte
148
Bel Air
145
Rancho Park
145
Shadow Hills
137
Unincorporated - Monrovia
136
Desert View Highlands
134
Val Verde
131
Del Aire
128
Exposition
124
Rancho Dominguez
122
White Fence Farms
120
East Pasadena
117
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
111
Unincorporated - Whittier
111
Angelino Heights
109
Irwindale
106
La Rambla
102
University Hills
100
Sunrise Village
96
Rolling Hills Estates
88
View Heights
85
Unincorporated - West LA
78
Reynier Village
76
Regent Square
75
Faircrest Heights
74
La Habra Heights
72
Valencia
72
Agua Dulce
71
Pellissier Village
67
Industry
64
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
63
Marina Peninsula
63
Westlake Village
61
Palisades Highlands
60
Rosewood/East Gardena
60
Santa Catalina Island
60
Del Sur
58
Unincorporated - La Verne
58
Anaverde
57
Harbor Pines
56
Rosewood
56
Saugus
55
North Lancaster
53
Playa Del Rey
52
Mandeville Canyon
49
Lake Manor
48
Toluca Terrace
45
Toluca Woods
43
West Rancho Dominguez
43
Newhall
40
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
39
Leona Valley
37
Pearblossom/Llano
34
Vernon
34
Unincorporated - Cerritos
33
Unincorporated - Palmdale
33
Roosevelt
32
Hidden Hills
31
Unincorporated - Pomona
31
Bradbury
30
Southeast Antelope Valley
30
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
29
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Unincorporated - Glendora
25
Westhills
24
Elizabeth Lake
22
Saugus/Canyon Country
18
Lake Hughes
17
Llano
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
Westfield/Academy Hills
15
Hi Vista
14
East Covina
13
Unincorporated - Del Rey
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
South Antelope Valley
10
Sycamore Square
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 11,012 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 »
793
2,640
3,433
San Bernardino »
217
836
1,053
Orange »
239
735
974
San Diego »
229
645
874
Riverside »
172
596
768
Fresno »
74
380
454
Sacramento »
85
313
398
Santa Clara »
92
300
392
Stanislaus »
52
195
247
Alameda »
63
179
242
Kern »
54
171
225
San Joaquin »
52
166
218
Placer »
23
135
158
Contra Costa »
39
104
143
Ventura »
46
85
131
Tulare »
14
114
128
Imperial »
28
93
121
San Francisco »
31
84
115
Monterey »
19
93
112
San Mateo »
19
68
87
Kings »
8
72
80
Solano »
18
56
74
Santa Barbara »
13
51
64
Butte »
9
54
63
Sonoma »
9
42
51
Santa Cruz »
10
38
48
Yuba »
11
34
45
Shasta »
12
32
44
Merced »
6
31
37
Madera »
8
19
27
Yolo »
11
15
26
El Dorado »
13
11
24
Marin »
7
13
20
Tehama »
1
16
17
Napa »
2
13
15
San Luis Obispo »
6
9
15
Nevada »
5
9
14
Siskiyou »
3
10
13
San Benito »
2
5
7
Amador »
3
4
7
Mendocino »
2
5
7
Tuolumne »
0
6
6
Humboldt »
1
5
6
Lassen »
0
5
5
Glenn »
0
5
5
Colusa »
0
4
4
Lake »
2
2
4
Inyo »
1
2
3
Del Norte »
1
2
3
Mariposa »
0
3
3
Plumas »
0
1
1
Calaveras »
1
0
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Mono »
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 method1,566Dec. 8
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 1118 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,781 casesper 100,000Latino3,781 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
9,606
47.9%
36.3%
White
6,177
30.8%
38.8%
Asian
2,438
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,449
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 195 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 15,162,024 coronavirus cases and 286,176 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 206,861 new cases and 2,235 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
1,421,089
3,630
Mar 1Dec 8
Texas
1,346,643
4,829.2
Florida
1,073,770
5,212.9
Illinois
804,174
6,272.1
New York
722,464
3,682.6
Georgia
512,267
4,974.7
Ohio
510,018
4,380.9
Wisconsin
448,009
7,753.2
Michigan
443,076
4,449.7
Pennsylvania
442,311
3,457.9
Tennessee
414,749
6,235.8
North Carolina
404,032
3,978.4
Indiana
392,663
5,915.9
Arizona
378,157
5,443.7
New Jersey
377,055
4,245.2
Minnesota
359,203
6,498.6
Missouri
335,556
5,509.9
Alabama
276,665
5,687.2
Colorado
268,589
4,855.9
Massachusetts
263,447
3,857.1
Virginia
262,730
3,122.6
Louisiana
254,562
5,458.5
Iowa
247,954
7,915.5
South Carolina
236,954
4,781.2
Oklahoma
220,686
5,632.4
Utah
219,971
7,223.2
Maryland
219,961
3,663.9
Kentucky
205,667
4,631.9
Washington
187,327
2,568.1
Kansas
177,312
6,095.8
Arkansas
174,325
5,829
Nevada
173,284
5,928.6
Mississippi
167,926
5,618.6
Nebraska
142,595
7,486.2
Connecticut
138,258
3,860.3
Idaho
113,905
6,748.7
New Mexico
109,947
5,254.5
Oregon
87,082
2,133.3
South Dakota
87,038
10,070.5
North Dakota
83,342
11,079.8
Montana
69,346
6,656.8
Rhode Island
67,067
6,347.4
Puerto Rico
58,316
1,721.8
West Virginia
57,060
3,119.6
Delaware
41,464
4,367
Alaska
38,116
5,161.2
Wyoming
37,475
6,440.8
New Hampshire
26,623
1,981.4
District of Columbia
23,589
3,446.2
Hawaii
18,976
1,334.4
Maine
14,049
1,054.1
Vermont
5,180
828.8
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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.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
New York
35,118
179
Mar 1Dec 8
Texas
23,372
83.8
California
20,273
51.8
Florida
19,378
94.1
New Jersey
17,426
196.2
Illinois
14,384
112.2
Pennsylvania
11,521
90.1
Massachusetts
11,076
162.2
Michigan
10,625
106.7
Georgia
9,873
95.9
Ohio
7,103
61
Arizona
6,973
100.4
Louisiana
6,652
142.6
Indiana
6,410
96.6
North Carolina
5,605
55.2
Connecticut
5,242
146.4
Tennessee
5,109
76.8
Maryland
4,916
81.9
South Carolina
4,585
92.5
Missouri
4,430
72.7
Virginia
4,260
50.6
Minnesota
4,086
73.9
Wisconsin
4,054
70.2
Mississippi
4,017
134.4
Alabama
3,942
81
Colorado
3,372
61
Washington
2,967
40.7
Arkansas
2,752
92
Iowa
2,724
87
Nevada
2,359
80.7
Kentucky
2,102
47.3
Oklahoma
1,922
49.1
Kansas
1,856
63.8
New Mexico
1,756
83.9
Rhode Island
1,470
139.1
Nebraska
1,271
66.7
Puerto Rico
1,206
35.6
South Dakota
1,111
128.5
Oregon
1,080
26.5
Idaho
1,074
63.6
North Dakota
1,028
136.7
Utah
972
31.9
West Virginia
870
47.6
Delaware
803
84.6
Montana
763
73.2
District of Columbia
701
102.4
New Hampshire
566
42.1
Wyoming
289
49.7
Hawaii
262
18.4
Maine
239
17.9
Alaska
146
19.8
Vermont
85
13.6
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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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Frequently asked questions
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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/