By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 7, 10:11 p.m. Pacific
1,385,689
confirmed cases
+34,490 on Monday
20,054
deaths
+117 on Monday
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 22,220 cases per day, a 78% 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 10,070 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 84% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 120 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.
California counties +Other trackers +More coverage +
Jump to a section
Totals
Hotspots
Maps
Hospitals
Tests
Demographics
Nursing homes
State rankings
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 40.4 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits1,385,689Dec. 7
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 22,220 new cases and 120 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverageData collectionerrors reportedData collectionerrors reported
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0501001502007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
The lines above are seven-day averages. They offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals. The gray range marks 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 52 counties, keeping those areas largely locked down. Together they are home to 98% 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
2,090.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,090.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
2. Amador
1,319.11,319.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
3. Sutter
697.8697.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
4. Kings
6976977-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
5. San Bernardino
667.6667.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
6. Del Norte
587.1587.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
7. Los Angeles
562.6562.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
8. Tehama
561.8561.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
9. Yuba
548.4548.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
10. Merced
543.3543.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
11. Mono
536.2536.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
12. Alpine
523.6523.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
13. Glenn
519.8519.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
14. Modoc
514.7514.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
15. Shasta
480.8480.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
16. San Benito
4784787-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
17. Imperial
450.6450.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
18. Nevada
431.9431.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
19. Stanislaus
426.3426.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
20. Tulare
422.2422.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
21. Madera
419.3419.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
22. Napa
414.9414.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
23. Colusa
400.7400.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
24. Plumas
395.7395.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
25. Kern
383.3383.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
26. Tuolumne
380.1380.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
27. San Diego
367.1367.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
28. Sacramento
3673677-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
29. Ventura
365.4365.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
30. Placer
3573577-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
31. Trinity
334.3334.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
32. Riverside
329.8329.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
33. Monterey
326.2326.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
34. Orange
325.2325.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
35. Santa Clara
288.2288.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
36. Yolo
278.6278.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
37. Contra Costa
2632637-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
38. San Joaquin
262.8262.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
39. Inyo
254.4254.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
40. Solano
250.6250.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
41. Siskiyou
243.5243.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
42. Fresno
235.2235.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
43. Calaveras
234.3234.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
44. Santa Cruz
229.4229.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
45. Sonoma
223.4223.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
46. Butte
223.3223.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
47. Lake
219.8219.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
48. San Mateo
214.5214.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
49. San Luis Obispo
199.7199.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
50. Mendocino
188.7188.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
51. El Dorado
1801807-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
52. Alameda
179.7179.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
53. San Francisco
177.7177.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
54. Santa Barbara
175.1175.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
55. Humboldt
150.3150.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
56. Mariposa
131.1131.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
57. Marin
112.9112.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
58. Sierra
34.134.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 8
Show less
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 cases8101.5k2.3k3.3k4.2k5k8.3k
Hover for more information.
Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Monday
Deaths
Per 100k
Monday
Imperial »
17,084
9,479.7
+529
360
199.8
–
Lassen »
2,812
9,017.2
+390
5
16
+2
Kings »
12,412
8,270.5
+358
95
63.3
–
Kern »
45,342
5,134.7
+264
456
51.6
–
Merced »
13,637
5,068.1
+746
194
72.1
+3
San Bernardino »
107,928
5,054.2
+1,158
1,188
55.6
+13
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
Tulare »
22,857
4,963.8
+471
317
68.8
–
Los Angeles »
458,255
4,538.1
+8,284
7,936
78.6
+27
Stanislaus »
24,461
4,535.7
+414
446
82.7
+4
Madera »
6,940
4,477
+403
90
58.1
–
Sutter »
4,234
4,416.3
+319
25
26.1
+5
Mono »
625
4,409.5
+7
3
21.2
–
Fresno »
40,869
4,178.3
+761
506
51.7
–
Glenn »
1,089
3,903.6
+71
11
39.4
–
Riverside »
92,272
3,871.6
+4,327
1,488
62.4
+16
Colusa »
823
3,834.3
+34
7
32.6
+1
Monterey »
16,602
3,832.3
+253
136
31.4
+2
San Joaquin »
27,844
3,802.7
+375
530
72.4
+8
San Benito »
2,177
3,664
+18
19
32
+1
Yuba »
2,572
3,406.9
+169
10
13.2
–
Shasta »
5,824
3,252.1
+334
53
29.6
–
Marin »
8,102
3,112.6
+38
132
50.7
–
Tehama »
1,945
3,069.1
–
28
44.2
–
Amador »
1,137
3,005.6
+117
17
44.9
–
Sacramento »
43,426
2,875.9
+2,330
620
41.1
+6
San Diego »
94,169
2,851.2
+1,998
1,062
32.2
–
Orange »
88,842
2,807.7
+1,964
1,633
51.6
–
Santa Barbara »
12,379
2,789.7
+462
138
31.1
–
Ventura »
23,165
2,731.4
+1,289
189
22.3
+1
Sonoma »
13,439
2,680.7
+70
160
31.9
–
Solano »
11,747
2,678.7
+334
85
19.4
–
Napa »
3,650
2,597.3
+262
20
14.2
+2
Yolo »
5,492
2,554.7
+120
84
39.1
–
San Luis Obispo »
6,873
2,442
+333
42
14.9
–
Contra Costa »
27,455
2,422.7
+752
267
23.6
–
Tuolumne »
1,260
2,336.3
+16
14
26
+1
Modoc »
197
2,204.1
+11
0
0
–
Santa Clara »
40,624
2,113.4
+1,431
511
26.6
+8
San Mateo »
16,101
2,102.1
+633
176
23
–
Placer »
7,979
2,099.3
+1,069
81
21.3
+7
Butte »
4,638
2,042.5
+221
62
27.3
+2
Mendocino »
1,759
2,012.1
–
23
26.3
–
Alameda »
32,622
1,984.7
+77
522
31.8
–
San Francisco »
17,068
1,961.7
+316
164
18.8
–
Inyo »
350
1,935.3
+22
16
88.5
–
Siskiyou »
828
1,901.7
+42
7
16.1
+2
Santa Cruz »
5,157
1,883.7
+360
44
16.1
+4
Nevada »
1,776
1,792.3
+207
17
17.2
+1
Del Norte »
474
1,728.4
+63
1
3.6
–
Lake »
1,092
1,702.3
+70
21
32.7
–
Trinity »
207
1,609.4
+21
1
7.8
+1
Plumas »
294
1,572.3
+26
0
0
–
El Dorado »
2,882
1,544
+60
8
4.3
–
Calaveras »
556
1,229.1
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
162
923.6
+3
3
17.1
–
Sierra »
24
819.1
–
0
0
–
Humboldt »
1,102
811.7
+88
9
6.6
–
Show less
Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,283 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
10,000
Counties that do not report cases by locality
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map
The following counties currently do not report cases by locality: Alpine, Colusa, Glenn, Mariposa, Modoc, San Benito, Sierra, Tehama and Tuolumne
Filter by countyAlameda
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Trinity
Tulare
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Search by name
Area
Confirmed cases
Long Beach
18,370
East Los Angeles
10,134
Pomona
9,883
Palmdale
8,980
Lancaster
7,606
North Hollywood
7,393
Santa Clarita
7,219
South Gate
7,166
Glendale
7,042
El Monte
7,041
Downey
6,961
Boyle Heights
6,790
Pacoima
6,718
Compton
6,395
Sylmar
6,137
Norwalk
5,811
Van Nuys
5,686
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,454
Lynwood
5,286
Panorama City
5,200
Baldwin Park
4,958
West Covina
4,887
Inglewood
4,734
90805: Long Beach
4,545
Huntington Park
4,491
Vernon Central
4,440
Pico Rivera
4,298
Reseda
4,279
Whittier
4,236
Pasadena
4,197
Montebello
3,911
Paramount
3,817
Bellflower
3,799
Florence-Firestone
3,711
West Vernon
3,677
Canoga Park
3,566
Hawthorne
3,419
North Hills
3,412
Westlake
3,333
South Whittier
3,299
Bell Gardens
3,281
Wholesale District
3,197
Sun Valley
3,185
Melrose
3,178
Central
3,173
Burbank
3,117
Carson
3,086
South Park
2,998
Watts
2,964
Vermont Vista
2,923
90813: Long Beach
2,893
Wilmington
2,871
San Pedro
2,810
Northridge
2,770
Arleta
2,697
Pico-Union
2,648
La Puente
2,607
Bell
2,534
Harvard Park
2,526
Castaic
2,492
Azusa
2,486
Winnetka
2,458
Granada Hills
2,442
Athens-Westmont
2,358
Century Palms/Cove
2,355
Covina
2,335
Torrance
2,327
Willowbrook
2,296
Exposition Park
2,250
El Sereno
2,248
Alhambra
2,224
Lakewood
2,221
Hollywood
2,174
Maywood
2,124
Sherman Oaks
2,102
90806: Long Beach
2,033
Highland Park
2,028
Gardena
2,026
Temple-Beaudry
1,982
Lake Balboa
1,969
San Fernando
1,947
Glendora
1,936
Koreatown
1,842
Cudahy
1,831
Hacienda Heights
1,831
Wilshire Center
1,829
Lincoln Heights
1,789
Woodland Hills
1,775
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,707
Santa Monica
1,694
90810: Long Beach
1,652
Harbor Gateway
1,640
Mission Hills
1,611
Rosemead
1,601
University Park
1,588
Monterey Park
1,587
90802: Long Beach
1,559
90804: Long Beach
1,541
Downtown
1,526
La Mirada
1,500
Green Meadows
1,439
West Adams
1,412
Valinda
1,397
South El Monte
1,357
San Jose Hills
1,352
Chatsworth
1,339
Valley Glen
1,338
Tarzana
1,304
Encino
1,292
Monrovia
1,253
Hyde Park
1,247
Rowland Heights
1,229
Eagle Rock
1,209
Altadena
1,188
Lennox
1,187
Glassell Park
1,174
Lawndale
1,148
San Gabriel
1,139
Silver Lake
1,129
East Hollywood
1,127
San Dimas
1,114
Beverly Hills
1,112
Walnut Park
1,104
Vermont Knolls
1,087
Diamond Bar
1,084
West Hills
1,044
Redondo Beach
1,040
Bassett
1,023
90815: Long Beach
1,014
East Rancho Dominguez
1,014
Commerce
1,011
West Hollywood
1,006
Tujunga
991
Santa Fe Springs
988
Baldwin Hills
986
La Verne
973
90807: Long Beach
957
Cerritos
955
Mt. Washington
951
Arcadia
942
Lakeview Terrace
925
Duarte
908
Unincorporated - Azusa
899
Palms
896
Westwood
891
Temple City
881
West Los Angeles
879
Little Bangladesh
865
Hawaiian Gardens
847
Sunland
847
Harvard Heights
842
Harbor City
833
Unincorporated - Covina
830
Westchester
816
Claremont
808
Porter Ranch
802
90808: Long Beach
797
Valley Village
788
Del Rey
741
90803: Long Beach
733
Culver City
726
Historic Filipinotown
724
West Carson
721
Artesia
684
West Puente Valley
652
Northeast San Gabriel
639
Mar Vista
633
Hollywood Hills
632
Venice
609
Walnut
603
Alsace
589
Country Club Park
585
Manhattan Beach
584
Brentwood
579
Covina (Charter Oak)
558
Leimert Park
550
Cloverdale/Cochran
545
Vermont Square
536
Lake Los Angeles
525
Crenshaw District
522
Figueroa Park Square
515
Little Armenia
503
South Pasadena
483
Rancho Palos Verdes
482
Echo Park
477
Studio City
476
Calabasas
474
Atwater Village
456
90814: Long Beach
452
Adams-Normandie
448
Jefferson Park
446
Mid-city
446
Avocado Heights
443
Signal Hill
434
Elysian Valley
430
Gramercy Place
426
Athens Village
413
Los Feliz
408
Quartz Hill
406
Hermosa Beach
401
Carthay
399
Hancock Park
391
North Whittier
391
Lomita
378
Victoria Park
371
La Crescenta-Montrose
368
Unincorporated - Duarte
366
Stevenson Ranch
357
South San Gabriel
349
Agoura Hills
344
Manchester Square
336
Miracle Mile
334
Crestview
329
Thai Town
315
Sun Village
311
La Canada Flintridge
296
Canyon Country
295
Beverlywood
283
Chinatown
278
View Park/Windsor Hills
263
Pacific Palisades
262
El Camino Village
258
Beverly Crest
241
St Elmo Village
237
Cadillac-Corning
234
South Carthay
232
Reseda Ranch
230
Century City
229
El Segundo
228
Playa Vista
220
Park La Brea
217
Santa Monica Mountains
212
Wellington Square
209
Longwood
202
East La Mirada
193
Wiseburn
193
Toluca Lake
190
Elysian Park
187
Lafayette Square
187
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
180
Littlerock
175
Littlerock/Pearblossom
172
Malibu
169
Unincorporated - Arcadia
169
Sierra Madre
164
Palos Verdes Estates
159
East Whittier
156
Ladera Heights
155
Cheviot Hills
154
Acton
148
Little Tokyo
147
Marina del Rey
146
San Marino
145
Bel Air
142
Rancho Park
142
Unincorporated - South El Monte
139
Shadow Hills
137
Val Verde
128
Unincorporated - Monrovia
126
Del Aire
125
Rancho Dominguez
122
Desert View Highlands
121
Exposition
121
East Pasadena
117
White Fence Farms
117
Unincorporated - Whittier
107
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
105
Irwindale
104
Angelino Heights
103
La Rambla
101
University Hills
98
Sunrise Village
91
View Heights
84
Rolling Hills Estates
79
Faircrest Heights
72
Valencia
71
La Habra Heights
70
Regent Square
70
Reynier Village
69
Agua Dulce
67
Pellissier Village
66
Unincorporated - West LA
64
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
61
Marina Peninsula
61
Industry
60
Palisades Highlands
60
Westlake Village
58
Anaverde
56
Rosewood/East Gardena
56
Unincorporated - La Verne
56
Harbor Pines
55
Rosewood
55
Santa Catalina Island
55
Del Sur
52
North Lancaster
52
Saugus
52
Playa Del Rey
50
Mandeville Canyon
47
Lake Manor
46
Toluca Terrace
41
Toluca Woods
41
West Rancho Dominguez
41
Newhall
39
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
37
Leona Valley
33
Unincorporated - Cerritos
33
Pearblossom/Llano
32
Hidden Hills
31
Roosevelt
31
Unincorporated - Palmdale
30
Bradbury
29
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Unincorporated - Pomona
28
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
27
Vernon
27
Southeast Antelope Valley
25
Unincorporated - Glendora
25
Westhills
24
Elizabeth Lake
22
Lake Hughes
17
Saugus/Canyon Country
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
Westfield/Academy Hills
15
Llano
14
East Covina
13
Hi Vista
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Brookside
10
Unincorporated - Del Rey
10
Palos Verdes Peninsula
9
South Antelope Valley
9
Sycamore Square
9
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
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
Show less
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 10,070 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 84% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
754
2,359
3,113
San Bernardino »
212
772
984
Orange »
218
659
877
San Diego »
216
601
817
Riverside »
146
554
700
Fresno »
66
342
408
Sacramento »
76
298
374
Santa Clara »
87
267
354
Alameda »
60
166
226
Stanislaus »
47
162
209
Kern »
47
160
207
San Joaquin »
50
149
199
Placer »
27
127
154
Contra Costa »
35
103
138
Ventura »
46
76
122
Tulare »
16
102
118
San Francisco »
32
78
110
Imperial »
28
70
98
Monterey »
19
78
97
San Mateo »
22
60
82
Kings »
9
60
69
Solano »
21
48
69
Santa Barbara »
11
48
59
Butte »
6
45
51
Santa Cruz »
7
42
49
Shasta »
12
36
48
Sonoma »
11
37
48
Yuba »
8
38
46
Merced »
8
27
35
Madera »
6
21
27
Marin »
6
14
20
Yolo »
12
8
20
El Dorado »
8
10
18
Nevada »
4
13
17
San Luis Obispo »
5
8
13
Siskiyou »
2
11
13
Napa »
4
7
11
Tehama »
2
8
10
Colusa »
0
9
9
Tuolumne »
1
8
9
Amador »
3
4
7
Mendocino »
3
4
7
Humboldt »
1
6
7
Lassen »
0
5
5
San Benito »
2
2
4
Inyo »
0
3
3
Glenn »
0
2
2
Lake »
2
0
2
Calaveras »
2
0
2
Mariposa »
0
2
2
Modoc »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Mono »
0
0
0
Del Norte »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
Plumas »
0
0
0
Show less
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 method1,714Dec. 6
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 209,740 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 1,468,180 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.5%Dec. 7
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 1089 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,707 casesper 100,000Latino3,707 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
9,510
48.0%
36.3%
White
6,081
30.7%
38.8%
Asian
2,398
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,438
7.3%
6.1%
Note: There are 224 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 14,732,673 coronavirus cases and 282,167 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 195,010 new cases and 2,205 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 9% 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
1,351,199
3,451.4
Mar 1Dec 6
Texas
1,322,738
4,743.5
Florida
1,058,074
5,136.7
Illinois
787,573
6,142.6
New York
705,827
3,597.8
Georgia
501,405
4,869.2
Ohio
475,024
4,080.3
Wisconsin
441,067
7,633
Michigan
426,576
4,284
Pennsylvania
423,100
3,307.7
Tennessee
400,594
6,023
North Carolina
394,990
3,889.4
Indiana
381,617
5,749.5
New Jersey
368,016
4,143.5
Arizona
364,276
5,243.9
Minnesota
350,862
6,347.7
Missouri
329,420
5,409.1
Alabama
269,877
5,547.7
Colorado
260,581
4,711.2
Massachusetts
256,844
3,760.4
Virginia
255,053
3,031.4
Louisiana
251,123
5,384.7
Iowa
244,691
7,811.4
South Carolina
232,099
4,683.3
Oklahoma
216,486
5,525.2
Utah
215,407
7,073.3
Maryland
215,027
3,581.7
Kentucky
200,631
4,518.5
Washington
177,447
2,432.7
Kansas
171,364
5,891.3
Arkansas
170,924
5,715.2
Nevada
168,140
5,752.6
Mississippi
164,931
5,518.4
Nebraska
139,834
7,341.3
Connecticut
127,715
3,566
Idaho
110,510
6,547.5
New Mexico
108,088
5,165.7
South Dakota
85,991
9,949.3
Oregon
84,496
2,070
North Dakota
82,981
11,031.8
Montana
67,875
6,515.6
Rhode Island
62,137
5,880.8
Puerto Rico
56,671
1,673.2
West Virginia
54,997
3,006.9
Delaware
39,912
4,203.5
Alaska
37,036
5,014.9
Wyoming
36,218
6,224.8
New Hampshire
24,888
1,852.3
District of Columbia
23,136
3,380
Hawaii
18,842
1,325
Maine
13,348
1,001.5
Vermont
5,015
802.4
Show less
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
34,958
178.2
Mar 1Dec 6
Texas
23,137
83
California
19,937
50.9
Florida
19,177
93.1
New Jersey
17,321
195
Illinois
14,116
110.1
Pennsylvania
11,255
88
Massachusetts
11,004
161.1
Michigan
10,321
103.7
Georgia
9,806
95.2
Ohio
6,959
59.8
Arizona
6,950
100
Louisiana
6,584
141.2
Indiana
6,242
94
North Carolina
5,543
54.6
Connecticut
5,146
143.7
Tennessee
4,943
74.3
Maryland
4,846
80.7
South Carolina
4,566
92.1
Missouri
4,284
70.3
Virginia
4,200
49.9
Minnesota
4,043
73.1
Mississippi
3,961
132.5
Wisconsin
3,952
68.4
Alabama
3,889
79.9
Colorado
3,356
60.7
Washington
2,925
40.1
Iowa
2,717
86.7
Arkansas
2,660
88.9
Nevada
2,315
79.2
Kentucky
2,072
46.7
Oklahoma
1,896
48.4
Kansas
1,786
61.4
New Mexico
1,749
83.6
Rhode Island
1,413
133.7
Nebraska
1,205
63.3
Puerto Rico
1,192
35.2
South Dakota
1,110
128.4
Idaho
1,035
61.3
Oregon
1,033
25.3
North Dakota
1,019
135.5
Utah
939
30.8
West Virginia
838
45.8
Delaware
793
83.5
Montana
736
70.7
District of Columbia
697
101.8
New Hampshire
564
42
Wyoming
266
45.7
Hawaii
262
18.4
Maine
227
17
Alaska
143
19.4
Vermont
79
12.6
Show less
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
Which counties are open
Which beaches are closed
Lives lost
Frequently asked questions
More coverage
Coronavirus symptoms
How coronavirus spreads
Get our newsletter
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.
The Times database is available to the public on Github, a popular website for hosting data and computer code. The files will be updated daily at github.com/datadesk/california-coronavirus-data.
The data collection effort is done in partnership with journalists at the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Diego Union-Tribune, KQED, KPCC, CapRadio, Calmatters and Stanford's Big Local News.
Learn more about The Times count by reading this list of frequently asked questions or by reading this interview with members of our team.
If you see information here that you believe is incorrect or out of date, please contact Data and Graphics Editor Ben Welsh at
[email protected].
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/