By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 8, 10 p.m. Pacific
1,421,089
confirmed cases
+35,400 on Tuesday
20,273
deaths
+219 on Tuesday
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 under new rules issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 24,882 cases per day, a 86.4% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 10.1% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 10,567 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 81% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 134.7 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 36.8 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 limits1,421,089Dec. 8
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 24,882 new cases and 134.7 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
2,161.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,161.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
2. Amador
1,311.21,311.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
3. Sutter
832.4832.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
4. Kings
792.9792.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
5. Riverside
771.9771.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
6. San Bernardino
694.9694.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
7. Colusa
642.9642.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
8. Del Norte
641.8641.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
9. Tehama
593.3593.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
10. Merced
583.5583.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
11. Los Angeles
576.1576.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
12. Imperial
574.9574.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
13. Yuba
568.3568.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
14. Mono
550.3550.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
15. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
16. Shasta
515.4515.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
17. Tulare
5065067-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
18. Madera
496.1496.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
19. Modoc
492.3492.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
20. San Benito
479.7479.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
21. Napa
4544547-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
22. Stanislaus
446.5446.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
23. Kern
428.4428.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
24. Glenn
415.8415.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
25. El Dorado
415.2415.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
26. Tuolumne
402.4402.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
27. Nevada
400.6400.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
28. Placer
3973977-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
29. Ventura
386.7386.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
30. Trinity
3813817-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
31. Plumas
379.7379.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
32. Sacramento
376.7376.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
33. Monterey
368.2368.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
34. San Diego
364.1364.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
35. Orange
3533537-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
36. San Joaquin
337.1337.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
37. Santa Clara
304.8304.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
38. Yolo
287.9287.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
39. Contra Costa
280.1280.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
40. Solano
2782787-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
41. Siskiyou
261.8261.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
42. Lake
249.4249.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
43. Inyo
248.8248.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
44. Fresno
243.9243.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
45. Alameda
235.5235.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
46. San Mateo
229.4229.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
47. Butte
2252257-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
48. San Luis Obispo
220.3220.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
49. Sonoma
210.8210.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
50. Mendocino
210.5210.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
51. Santa Cruz
206.7206.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
52. Calaveras
1991997-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
53. Santa Barbara
196.3196.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
54. San Francisco
179.1179.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
55. Humboldt
160.6160.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
56. Marin
135.2135.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
57. Mariposa
125.4125.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
58. Sierra
68.368.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 9
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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 cases8301.6k2.4k3.3k4.1k5k8.4k
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Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Tuesday
Deaths
Per 100k
Tuesday
Imperial »
17,400
9,655.1
+316
360
199.8
–
Lassen »
2,856
9,158.2
+44
5
16
–
Kings »
12,624
8,411.8
+212
95
63.3
–
Kern »
46,397
5,254.2
+1,055
457
51.8
+1
Merced »
13,851
5,147.6
+214
198
73.6
+4
Tulare »
23,662
5,138.6
+805
319
69.3
+2
San Bernardino »
108,946
5,101.9
+1,018
1,207
56.5
+19
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
Los Angeles »
467,189
4,626.5
+8,934
8,006
79.3
+70
Sutter »
4,435
4,626
+201
26
27.1
+1
Stanislaus »
24,807
4,599.8
+346
450
83.4
+4
Madera »
7,115
4,589.9
+175
107
69
+17
Mono »
627
4,423.6
+2
3
21.2
–
Riverside »
103,221
4,331
+10,949
1,513
63.5
+25
Fresno »
41,098
4,201.7
+229
514
52.5
+8
Colusa »
885
4,123.2
+62
7
32.6
–
Glenn »
1,101
3,946.7
+12
11
39.4
–
San Joaquin »
28,532
3,896.7
+688
530
72.4
–
Monterey »
16,840
3,887.2
+238
136
31.4
–
San Benito »
2,214
3,726.3
+37
19
32
–
Yuba »
2,650
3,510.3
+78
10
13.2
–
Shasta »
6,055
3,381.1
+231
54
30.2
+1
Tehama »
2,112
3,332.6
+167
29
45.8
+1
Marin »
8,192
3,147.2
+90
132
50.7
–
Amador »
1,162
3,071.7
+25
18
47.6
+1
Sacramento »
44,688
2,959.4
+1,262
635
42.1
+15
San Diego »
95,445
2,889.8
+1,276
1,088
32.9
+26
Orange »
90,513
2,860.5
+1,671
1,633
51.6
–
Santa Barbara »
12,502
2,817.4
+123
139
31.3
+1
Ventura »
23,473
2,767.7
+308
195
23
+6
Sonoma »
13,719
2,736.6
+280
160
31.9
–
Solano »
11,950
2,725
+203
90
20.5
+5
Napa »
3,733
2,656.4
+83
20
14.2
–
Yolo »
5,549
2,581.2
+57
84
39.1
–
Contra Costa »
28,088
2,478.5
+633
267
23.6
–
San Luis Obispo »
6,965
2,474.6
+92
42
14.9
–
Tuolumne »
1,321
2,449.4
+61
14
26
–
Modoc »
200
2,237.6
+3
0
0
–
Placer »
8,173
2,150.4
+194
81
21.3
–
Santa Clara »
41,316
2,149.4
+692
512
26.6
+1
San Mateo »
16,371
2,137.4
+270
177
23.1
+1
Mendocino »
1,816
2,077.3
+57
24
27.5
+1
Butte »
4,706
2,072.4
+68
62
27.3
–
Alameda »
33,736
2,052.4
+1,114
525
31.9
+3
San Francisco »
17,197
1,976.6
+129
164
18.8
–
Siskiyou »
851
1,954.5
+23
7
16.1
–
Inyo »
353
1,951.9
+3
16
88.5
–
Santa Cruz »
5,176
1,890.7
+19
47
17.2
+3
Nevada »
1,811
1,827.6
+35
19
19.2
+2
El Dorado »
3,356
1,797.9
+474
8
4.3
–
Del Norte »
489
1,783.1
+15
1
3.6
–
Lake »
1,131
1,763.1
+39
21
32.7
–
Trinity »
217
1,687.1
+10
1
7.8
–
Plumas »
301
1,609.7
+7
0
0
–
Calaveras »
588
1,299.9
+32
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
165
940.7
+3
4
22.8
+1
Sierra »
25
853.2
+1
0
0
–
Humboldt »
1,137
837.5
+35
9
6.6
–
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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
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
10,373
Pomona
10,200
Palmdale
9,223
Lancaster
7,821
North Hollywood
7,570
Santa Clarita
7,334
South Gate
7,294
El Monte
7,164
Glendale
7,155
Downey
7,077
Boyle Heights
6,916
Pacoima
6,827
Compton
6,522
Sylmar
6,234
Norwalk
5,904
Van Nuys
5,805
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,537
Lynwood
5,385
Panorama City
5,298
Baldwin Park
5,043
West Covina
4,990
Inglewood
4,808
Huntington Park
4,556
90805: Long Beach
4,545
Vernon Central
4,497
Pico Rivera
4,429
Whittier
4,334
Reseda
4,332
Pasadena
4,329
Montebello
4,001
Paramount
3,881
Bellflower
3,866
Florence-Firestone
3,778
West Vernon
3,748
Canoga Park
3,610
North Hills
3,486
Hawthorne
3,474
South Whittier
3,375
Westlake
3,365
Bell Gardens
3,344
Sun Valley
3,255
Wholesale District
3,246
Melrose
3,216
Central
3,211
Burbank
3,166
Carson
3,126
South Park
3,051
Watts
3,017
Vermont Vista
2,958
Wilmington
2,921
90813: Long Beach
2,893
San Pedro
2,840
Northridge
2,815
Arleta
2,742
Pico-Union
2,698
La Puente
2,652
Bell
2,576
Harvard Park
2,551
Azusa
2,529
Castaic
2,507
Winnetka
2,506
Granada Hills
2,479
Athens-Westmont
2,392
Century Palms/Cove
2,390
Covina
2,381
Torrance
2,352
Willowbrook
2,332
El Sereno
2,293
Lakewood
2,293
Exposition Park
2,284
Alhambra
2,274
Hollywood
2,202
Maywood
2,151
Sherman Oaks
2,150
Highland Park
2,078
Gardena
2,068
90806: Long Beach
2,033
Lake Balboa
2,021
Temple-Beaudry
2,009
San Fernando
1,969
Glendora
1,966
Hacienda Heights
1,879
Koreatown
1,867
Cudahy
1,858
Wilshire Center
1,851
Lincoln Heights
1,825
Woodland Hills
1,791
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,742
Santa Monica
1,727
Harbor Gateway
1,669
Rosemead
1,655
90810: Long Beach
1,652
Mission Hills
1,640
Monterey Park
1,627
University Park
1,601
90802: Long Beach
1,559
Downtown
1,553
La Mirada
1,544
90804: Long Beach
1,541
Green Meadows
1,458
West Adams
1,435
Valinda
1,420
San Jose Hills
1,382
Valley Glen
1,373
South El Monte
1,372
Chatsworth
1,363
Tarzana
1,322
Encino
1,311
Hyde Park
1,273
Monrovia
1,270
Rowland Heights
1,260
Eagle Rock
1,241
Altadena
1,219
Lennox
1,217
Glassell Park
1,195
Lawndale
1,171
San Gabriel
1,163
Silver Lake
1,148
East Hollywood
1,143
San Dimas
1,139
Walnut Park
1,130
Beverly Hills
1,128
Vermont Knolls
1,109
Diamond Bar
1,103
West Hills
1,064
Redondo Beach
1,048
Commerce
1,035
Bassett
1,034
East Rancho Dominguez
1,033
West Hollywood
1,021
90815: Long Beach
1,014
Tujunga
1,012
La Verne
1,006
Santa Fe Springs
1,004
Baldwin Hills
1,001
Mt. Washington
984
Cerritos
974
90807: Long Beach
957
Arcadia
951
Lakeview Terrace
935
Unincorporated - Azusa
928
Duarte
919
Palms
910
Westwood
898
Temple City
897
West Los Angeles
896
Little Bangladesh
878
Hawaiian Gardens
864
Sunland
864
Harvard Heights
851
Harbor City
850
Unincorporated - Covina
841
Claremont
835
Westchester
830
Porter Ranch
813
Valley Village
798
90808: Long Beach
797
Del Rey
757
Culver City
742
Historic Filipinotown
738
90803: Long Beach
733
West Carson
730
Artesia
696
West Puente Valley
665
Hollywood Hills
649
Northeast San Gabriel
646
Mar Vista
644
Venice
626
Walnut
614
Alsace
601
Brentwood
591
Country Club Park
591
Manhattan Beach
588
Covina (Charter Oak)
570
Leimert Park
565
Cloverdale/Cochran
553
Vermont Square
548
Lake Los Angeles
544
Crenshaw District
534
Figueroa Park Square
528
Little Armenia
508
Rancho Palos Verdes
497
South Pasadena
492
Echo Park
488
Studio City
483
Calabasas
480
Atwater Village
461
Adams-Normandie
458
Mid-city
453
90814: Long Beach
452
Jefferson Park
451
Avocado Heights
447
Signal Hill
443
Elysian Valley
436
Gramercy Place
432
Los Feliz
418
Athens Village
417
Quartz Hill
416
Carthay
404
Hermosa Beach
403
North Whittier
401
Hancock Park
394
Lomita
388
Victoria Park
378
Unincorporated - Duarte
370
La Crescenta-Montrose
368
Stevenson Ranch
364
South San Gabriel
358
Agoura Hills
349
Manchester Square
347
Crestview
344
Miracle Mile
340
Sun Village
323
Thai Town
320
Canyon Country
305
La Canada Flintridge
298
Beverlywood
290
Chinatown
281
Pacific Palisades
269
View Park/Windsor Hills
267
El Camino Village
266
Beverly Crest
245
Cadillac-Corning
241
St Elmo Village
241
Reseda Ranch
235
South Carthay
234
Century City
232
El Segundo
230
Park La Brea
226
Playa Vista
222
Santa Monica Mountains
213
Wellington Square
212
Longwood
208
East La Mirada
198
Wiseburn
198
Lafayette Square
194
Toluca Lake
192
Elysian Park
191
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
184
Littlerock
181
Littlerock/Pearblossom
177
Unincorporated - Arcadia
175
Malibu
167
Sierra Madre
167
Palos Verdes Estates
160
East Whittier
159
Cheviot Hills
157
Ladera Heights
156
San Marino
151
Acton
150
Little Tokyo
149
Marina del Rey
147
Unincorporated - South El Monte
145
Bel Air
144
Rancho Park
144
Shadow Hills
137
Unincorporated - Monrovia
133
Val Verde
129
Desert View Highlands
127
Del Aire
125
Exposition
123
Rancho Dominguez
122
White Fence Farms
119
East Pasadena
117
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
109
Angelino Heights
108
Unincorporated - Whittier
108
Irwindale
104
La Rambla
101
University Hills
98
Sunrise Village
92
View Heights
85
Rolling Hills Estates
84
Unincorporated - West LA
75
Faircrest Heights
72
La Habra Heights
71
Regent Square
71
Valencia
71
Reynier Village
69
Agua Dulce
67
Pellissier Village
66
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
63
Marina Peninsula
63
Industry
62
Palisades Highlands
60
Santa Catalina Island
59
Rosewood/East Gardena
58
Westlake Village
58
Unincorporated - La Verne
57
Anaverde
56
Harbor Pines
56
Del Sur
55
Rosewood
55
North Lancaster
52
Playa Del Rey
52
Saugus
52
Mandeville Canyon
49
Lake Manor
46
West Rancho Dominguez
42
Toluca Terrace
41
Toluca Woods
41
Newhall
39
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
37
Leona Valley
33
Unincorporated - Cerritos
33
Pearblossom/Llano
32
Vernon
32
Hidden Hills
31
Roosevelt
31
Unincorporated - Pomona
31
Bradbury
30
Unincorporated - Palmdale
30
Southeast Antelope Valley
29
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
28
Unincorporated - Glendora
25
Westhills
24
Elizabeth Lake
22
Lake Hughes
17
Saugus/Canyon Country
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Llano
16
Rolling Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
Westfield/Academy Hills
15
East Covina
13
Hi Vista
12
Unincorporated - Del Rey
11
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
Sycamore Square
10
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
9
South Antelope Valley
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
Angeles National Forest
2
East Lancaster
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 10,567 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 81% 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 »
774
2,525
3,299
San Bernardino »
216
780
996
Orange »
238
708
946
San Diego »
220
647
867
Riverside »
144
589
733
Fresno »
77
343
420
Sacramento »
81
304
385
Santa Clara »
90
286
376
Alameda »
57
175
232
Stanislaus »
49
182
231
Kern »
49
167
216
San Joaquin »
49
150
199
Placer »
24
125
149
Contra Costa »
34
106
140
Ventura »
46
82
128
Tulare »
16
110
126
Imperial »
28
93
121
San Francisco »
31
86
117
Monterey »
20
85
105
San Mateo »
20
63
83
Kings »
8
67
75
Solano »
18
49
67
Santa Barbara »
12
52
64
Butte »
5
49
54
Santa Cruz »
6
43
49
Sonoma »
13
34
47
Shasta »
13
33
46
Yuba »
10
32
42
Merced »
6
31
37
Madera »
8
16
24
Yolo »
11
12
23
El Dorado »
9
11
20
Nevada »
4
14
18
Marin »
7
10
17
Siskiyou »
3
10
13
Tehama »
2
10
12
Napa »
3
9
12
San Luis Obispo »
5
7
12
Mendocino »
2
7
9
Colusa »
0
8
8
Humboldt »
0
8
8
San Benito »
2
5
7
Amador »
3
4
7
Tuolumne »
0
7
7
Lassen »
0
6
6
Glenn »
0
5
5
Inyo »
0
3
3
Lake »
2
0
2
Mariposa »
0
2
2
Del Norte »
1
0
1
Calaveras »
1
0
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Mono »
0
0
0
Modoc »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
Plumas »
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 method1,679Dec. 7
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 232,637 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 10.1% of the 1,628,462 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.1%Dec. 8
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 1092 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,765 casesper 100,000Latino3,765 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
9,535
48.0%
36.3%
White
6,100
30.7%
38.8%
Asian
2,412
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,438
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 226 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 3% 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 14,935,229 coronavirus cases and 283,601 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 200,401 new cases and 2,236 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
1,385,689
3,539.5
Mar 1Dec 7
Texas
1,331,719
4,775.7
Florida
1,065,785
5,174.2
Illinois
796,264
6,210.4
New York
713,129
3,635
Georgia
506,690
4,920.5
Ohio
484,297
4,160
Wisconsin
443,389
7,673.2
Michigan
436,400
4,382.6
Pennsylvania
432,207
3,378.9
Tennessee
408,730
6,145.3
North Carolina
399,362
3,932.4
Indiana
387,278
5,834.8
New Jersey
371,579
4,183.6
Arizona
365,843
5,266.4
Minnesota
356,152
6,443.4
Missouri
332,227
5,455.2
Alabama
272,229
5,596
Colorado
264,618
4,784.1
Massachusetts
259,325
3,796.7
Virginia
258,870
3,076.7
Louisiana
252,136
5,406.4
Iowa
245,984
7,852.6
South Carolina
234,652
4,734.8
Oklahoma
218,389
5,573.8
Utah
217,638
7,146.6
Maryland
217,329
3,620.1
Kentucky
202,591
4,562.7
Washington
184,404
2,528
Kansas
176,871
6,080.6
Arkansas
172,042
5,752.6
Nevada
170,587
5,836.3
Mississippi
166,194
5,560.6
Nebraska
141,127
7,409.2
Connecticut
135,844
3,792.9
Idaho
111,893
6,629.5
New Mexico
109,947
5,254.5
South Dakota
86,500
10,008.2
Oregon
85,788
2,101.6
North Dakota
83,342
11,079.8
Montana
68,591
6,584.3
Rhode Island
65,818
6,229.2
Puerto Rico
57,622
1,701.3
West Virginia
56,128
3,068.7
Delaware
40,711
4,287.6
Alaska
37,539
5,083
Wyoming
36,867
6,336.3
New Hampshire
25,816
1,921.4
District of Columbia
23,319
3,406.7
Hawaii
18,923
1,330.7
Maine
13,775
1,033.5
Vermont
5,080
812.8
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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
35,034
178.6
Mar 1Dec 7
Texas
23,186
83.1
California
20,054
51.2
Florida
19,282
93.6
New Jersey
17,336
195.2
Illinois
14,214
110.9
Pennsylvania
11,319
88.5
Massachusetts
11,035
161.6
Michigan
10,422
104.7
Georgia
9,851
95.7
Ohio
7,022
60.3
Arizona
6,950
100
Louisiana
6,607
141.7
Indiana
6,284
94.7
North Carolina
5,560
54.7
Connecticut
5,224
145.9
Tennessee
5,009
75.3
Maryland
4,865
81
South Carolina
4,579
92.4
Missouri
4,289
70.4
Virginia
4,208
50
Minnesota
4,064
73.5
Wisconsin
3,973
68.8
Mississippi
3,961
132.5
Alabama
3,892
80
Colorado
3,358
60.7
Washington
2,941
40.3
Iowa
2,723
86.9
Arkansas
2,713
90.7
Nevada
2,319
79.3
Kentucky
2,082
46.9
Oklahoma
1,911
48.8
Kansas
1,856
63.8
New Mexico
1,756
83.9
Rhode Island
1,448
137
Nebraska
1,236
64.9
Puerto Rico
1,203
35.5
South Dakota
1,110
128.4
Idaho
1,055
62.5
Oregon
1,045
25.6
North Dakota
1,028
136.7
Utah
949
31.2
West Virginia
841
46
Delaware
793
83.5
Montana
742
71.2
District of Columbia
701
102.4
New Hampshire
566
42.1
Wyoming
289
49.7
Hawaii
262
18.4
Maine
227
17
Alaska
146
19.8
Vermont
81
13
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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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Nursing homes
State prisons
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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/