Updated Dec. 6, 9:59 p.m. Pacific
1,351,199
confirmed cases
+20,475 on Sunday
19,938
deaths
+56 on Sunday
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 are imminent. Counties in Southern California, the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley will shut down on Sunday under new rules issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 20,414 cases per day, a 78.3% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 10.3% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 9,740 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 87% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 112.4 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 43.6 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 limits1,351,199Dec. 6
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 20,414 new cases and 112.4 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,0007-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
2,081.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days2,081.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
2. Amador
1,136.71,136.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
3. San Bernardino
6446447-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
4. Alpine
610.8610.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
5. Sutter
608.1608.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
6. Tehama
561.8561.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
7. Los Angeles
535.7535.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
8. Kings
522.4522.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
9. Merced
503.2503.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
10. Mono
493.9493.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
11. Yuba
486.1486.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
12. Modoc
481.1481.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
13. Glenn
480.3480.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
14. San Benito
469.6469.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
15. Colusa
442.6442.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
16. Stanislaus
432.6432.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
17. Shasta
431.1431.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
18. Ventura
410.6410.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
19. Tulare
398.7398.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
20. Nevada
389.5389.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
21. Tuolumne
387.5387.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
22. Imperial
384.5384.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
23. Siskiyou
372.1372.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
24. Kern
368.2368.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
25. Del Norte
357.4357.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
26. San Diego
335.7335.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
27. Napa
325.2325.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
28. Madera
316.1316.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
29. Solano
3143147-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
30. Sacramento
295.8295.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
31. Monterey
290.9290.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
32. Orange
286.3286.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
33. Plumas
283.4283.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
34. El Dorado
271.6271.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
35. Santa Clara
2552557-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
36. Yolo
253.5253.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
37. Butte
248.4248.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
38. San Joaquin
2452457-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
39. Riverside
237.4237.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
40. Calaveras
234.3234.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
41. Sonoma
233.6233.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
42. Trinity
217.7217.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
43. Fresno
216.1216.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
44. Contra Costa
214.3214.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
45. Lake
2122127-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
46. Inyo
210.1210.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
47. Mendocino
204.8204.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
48. Alameda
186.7186.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
49. San Mateo
172.3172.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
50. Sierra
170.6170.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
51. Santa Barbara
160.5160.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
52. Mariposa
159.6159.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
53. San Francisco
153.4153.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
54. Placer
146.3146.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
55. San Luis Obispo
1461467-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
56. Santa Cruz
136.2136.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
57. Humboldt
120.8120.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
58. Marin
110.3110.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 7
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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 cases7401.4k2.3k3.6k4.4k7.8k9.2k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Sunday
Deaths
Per 100k
Sunday
Imperial »
16,555
9,186.2
–
360
199.8
–
Kings »
12,054
8,032
+143
95
63.3
+2
Lassen »
2,422
7,766.6
–
3
9.6
–
Kern »
45,078
5,104.8
+751
456
51.6
–
San Bernardino »
106,770
5,000
+2,859
1,175
55
–
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
Tulare »
22,386
4,861.5
–
317
68.8
–
Merced »
12,891
4,790.9
–
191
71
–
Stanislaus »
24,047
4,458.9
+284
442
82
+3
Los Angeles »
449,971
4,456
+9,929
7,909
78.3
+23
Mono »
618
4,360.1
+4
3
21.2
–
Madera »
6,537
4,217.1
–
90
58.1
–
Fresno »
40,108
4,100.5
–
506
51.7
–
Sutter »
3,915
4,083.6
–
20
20.9
–
Monterey »
16,349
3,773.9
+159
134
30.9
+4
San Joaquin »
27,469
3,751.5
–
522
71.3
–
Riverside »
87,945
3,690.1
–
1,472
61.8
–
Colusa »
789
3,675.9
–
6
28
–
Glenn »
1,018
3,649.1
–
11
39.4
–
San Benito »
2,159
3,633.7
+35
18
30.3
–
Yuba »
2,403
3,183.1
–
11
14.6
–
Marin »
8,064
3,098
+48
132
50.7
+1
Tehama »
1,945
3,069.1
–
28
44.2
–
Shasta »
5,490
3,065.6
–
53
29.6
–
San Diego »
92,171
2,790.7
+1,703
1,062
32.2
+7
Orange »
86,878
2,745.7
+2,025
1,633
51.6
+15
Sacramento »
41,096
2,721.5
–
614
40.7
–
Amador »
1,020
2,696.3
+29
17
44.9
–
Santa Barbara »
11,917
2,685.6
–
138
31.1
–
Sonoma »
13,369
2,666.8
+88
160
31.9
–
Solano »
11,413
2,602.6
–
85
19.4
–
Ventura »
21,876
2,579.4
–
188
22.2
–
Yolo »
5,372
2,498.9
+62
84
39.1
–
Napa »
3,388
2,410.9
–
18
12.8
–
Contra Costa »
26,703
2,356.3
+348
267
23.6
–
San Luis Obispo »
6,540
2,323.6
–
42
14.9
–
Tuolumne »
1,244
2,306.6
+54
13
24.1
+1
Modoc »
186
2,081
+5
0
0
–
Santa Clara »
39,193
2,039
+805
503
26.2
–
San Mateo »
15,468
2,019.5
–
176
23
–
Mendocino »
1,759
2,012.1
+62
23
26.3
–
Alameda »
32,545
1,980
+805
522
31.8
–
Butte »
4,417
1,945.2
–
60
26.4
–
San Francisco »
16,752
1,925.4
+273
164
18.8
–
Placer »
6,910
1,818.1
–
74
19.5
–
Inyo »
328
1,813.7
–
16
88.5
–
Siskiyou »
786
1,805.2
–
5
11.5
–
Santa Cruz »
4,797
1,752.2
–
40
14.6
–
Lake »
1,022
1,593.2
–
21
32.7
–
Nevada »
1,569
1,583.4
–
16
16.1
–
El Dorado »
2,822
1,511.8
–
8
4.3
–
Del Norte »
411
1,498.7
–
1
3.6
–
Trinity »
186
1,446.1
–
0
0
–
Plumas »
268
1,433.2
–
0
0
–
Calaveras »
556
1,229.1
–
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
159
906.5
+4
3
17.1
–
Sierra »
24
819.1
–
0
0
–
Humboldt »
1,014
746.9
–
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 1,280 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
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Confirmed cases
Long Beach
18,075
East Los Angeles
9,967
Pomona
9,648
Palmdale
8,818
Lancaster
7,352
North Hollywood
7,240
Santa Clarita
7,099
South Gate
7,038
El Monte
6,934
Glendale
6,930
Downey
6,827
Boyle Heights
6,667
Pacoima
6,514
Compton
6,310
Sylmar
5,968
Norwalk
5,688
Van Nuys
5,550
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,373
Lynwood
5,179
Panorama City
5,104
Baldwin Park
4,898
West Covina
4,816
Inglewood
4,645
90805: Long Beach
4,472
Huntington Park
4,421
Vernon Central
4,363
Reseda
4,218
Pico Rivera
4,212
Pasadena
4,197
Whittier
4,154
Montebello
3,843
Paramount
3,746
Bellflower
3,742
Florence-Firestone
3,640
West Vernon
3,616
Canoga Park
3,505
North Hills
3,346
Hawthorne
3,345
Westlake
3,301
South Whittier
3,236
Bell Gardens
3,231
Wholesale District
3,179
Melrose
3,143
Central
3,122
Sun Valley
3,116
Burbank
3,061
Carson
3,029
South Park
2,940
Watts
2,918
Vermont Vista
2,864
90813: Long Beach
2,845
Wilmington
2,816
San Pedro
2,767
Northridge
2,696
Arleta
2,630
Pico-Union
2,617
La Puente
2,548
Castaic
2,480
Bell
2,477
Harvard Park
2,471
Azusa
2,445
Winnetka
2,406
Granada Hills
2,377
Athens-Westmont
2,320
Century Palms/Cove
2,316
Covina
2,305
Torrance
2,292
Willowbrook
2,263
Exposition Park
2,215
El Sereno
2,209
Lakewood
2,189
Alhambra
2,174
Hollywood
2,144
Maywood
2,073
Sherman Oaks
2,073
90806: Long Beach
2,006
Gardena
1,994
Highland Park
1,989
Temple-Beaudry
1,946
Glendora
1,919
Lake Balboa
1,913
San Fernando
1,897
Koreatown
1,820
Hacienda Heights
1,803
Wilshire Center
1,800
Cudahy
1,788
Lincoln Heights
1,751
Woodland Hills
1,747
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,673
Santa Monica
1,654
90810: Long Beach
1,625
Harbor Gateway
1,608
University Park
1,579
Mission Hills
1,578
Rosemead
1,557
Monterey Park
1,537
90802: Long Beach
1,536
90804: Long Beach
1,516
Downtown
1,507
La Mirada
1,473
Green Meadows
1,408
West Adams
1,398
Valinda
1,374
San Jose Hills
1,336
South El Monte
1,335
Chatsworth
1,315
Valley Glen
1,304
Tarzana
1,285
Encino
1,274
Monrovia
1,232
Hyde Park
1,230
Rowland Heights
1,211
Eagle Rock
1,184
Altadena
1,167
Glassell Park
1,158
Lennox
1,157
San Gabriel
1,128
Lawndale
1,127
Silver Lake
1,115
East Hollywood
1,099
San Dimas
1,099
Beverly Hills
1,089
Walnut Park
1,088
Diamond Bar
1,068
Vermont Knolls
1,065
Redondo Beach
1,031
West Hills
1,019
Bassett
1,010
East Rancho Dominguez
999
West Hollywood
996
90815: Long Beach
992
Commerce
987
Baldwin Hills
971
Santa Fe Springs
964
Tujunga
964
La Verne
952
Mt. Washington
940
90807: Long Beach
937
Cerritos
934
Arcadia
914
Lakeview Terrace
900
Duarte
896
Unincorporated - Azusa
886
Palms
881
Westwood
873
Temple City
870
Little Bangladesh
857
West Los Angeles
855
Hawaiian Gardens
838
Harvard Heights
826
Sunland
826
Harbor City
817
Unincorporated - Covina
807
Westchester
801
Claremont
790
Porter Ranch
788
Valley Village
784
90808: Long Beach
783
90803: Long Beach
730
Historic Filipinotown
718
Del Rey
715
Culver City
710
West Carson
708
Artesia
678
West Puente Valley
644
Northeast San Gabriel
628
Hollywood Hills
624
Mar Vista
618
Venice
602
Walnut
593
Manhattan Beach
580
Country Club Park
579
Alsace
577
Brentwood
571
Covina (Charter Oak)
542
Leimert Park
538
Cloverdale/Cochran
531
Vermont Square
528
Lake Los Angeles
521
Crenshaw District
512
Figueroa Park Square
507
Little Armenia
501
South Pasadena
474
Calabasas
472
Rancho Palos Verdes
471
Echo Park
468
Studio City
466
Atwater Village
453
90814: Long Beach
447
Adams-Normandie
445
Jefferson Park
439
Mid-city
439
Avocado Heights
435
Signal Hill
429
Elysian Valley
426
Gramercy Place
419
Athens Village
405
Los Feliz
403
Quartz Hill
403
Carthay
397
Hermosa Beach
394
Hancock Park
385
North Whittier
382
Victoria Park
367
Lomita
366
La Crescenta-Montrose
364
Unincorporated - Duarte
362
Stevenson Ranch
349
South San Gabriel
344
Miracle Mile
332
Agoura Hills
330
Manchester Square
329
Crestview
318
Thai Town
312
Sun Village
311
La Canada Flintridge
295
Canyon Country
287
Beverlywood
280
Chinatown
274
View Park/Windsor Hills
262
El Camino Village
257
Pacific Palisades
257
Beverly Crest
240
St Elmo Village
235
Cadillac-Corning
230
Reseda Ranch
227
Century City
226
El Segundo
224
South Carthay
223
Playa Vista
216
Park La Brea
215
Santa Monica Mountains
211
Wellington Square
206
Longwood
200
Wiseburn
191
East La Mirada
189
Toluca Lake
189
Elysian Park
184
Lafayette Square
184
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
176
Littlerock/Pearblossom
169
Unincorporated - Arcadia
168
Littlerock
164
Malibu
164
Palos Verdes Estates
159
East Whittier
154
Ladera Heights
154
Cheviot Hills
152
Sierra Madre
151
Acton
146
Little Tokyo
146
Marina del Rey
145
San Marino
141
Bel Air
140
Rancho Park
140
Unincorporated - South El Monte
137
Shadow Hills
134
Val Verde
127
Del Aire
122
Rancho Dominguez
122
Exposition
119
Desert View Highlands
118
East Pasadena
117
Unincorporated - Monrovia
116
White Fence Farms
114
Unincorporated - Whittier
106
Irwindale
103
Angelino Heights
102
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
102
La Rambla
101
University Hills
96
Sunrise Village
89
View Heights
82
Rolling Hills Estates
76
La Habra Heights
70
Valencia
70
Faircrest Heights
69
Regent Square
69
Reynier Village
69
Agua Dulce
67
Pellissier Village
65
Unincorporated - West LA
64
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
61
Marina Peninsula
61
Palisades Highlands
60
Westlake Village
58
Industry
57
Unincorporated - La Verne
56
Rosewood/East Gardena
55
Harbor Pines
54
Rosewood
54
Anaverde
53
Del Sur
52
North Lancaster
52
Saugus
52
Playa Del Rey
49
Santa Catalina Island
49
Mandeville Canyon
46
Lake Manor
45
Toluca Terrace
41
Toluca Woods
40
West Rancho Dominguez
40
Newhall
39
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
36
Leona Valley
33
Pearblossom/Llano
32
Hidden Hills
31
Roosevelt
31
Unincorporated - Cerritos
31
Unincorporated - Palmdale
30
Bradbury
29
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Unincorporated - Pomona
28
Vernon
27
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
26
Southeast Antelope Valley
25
Unincorporated - Glendora
25
Westhills
23
Elizabeth Lake
21
Lake Hughes
17
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
Saugus/Canyon Country
16
San Pasqual
15
Westfield/Academy Hills
15
Llano
14
East Covina
13
Hi Vista
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Unincorporated - Del Rey
10
Brookside
9
South Antelope Valley
9
Sycamore Square
9
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
West Antelope Valley
9
Palos Verdes Peninsula
8
Unincorporated - El Monte
8
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
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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 9,740 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 87% 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 »
705
2,283
2,988
San Bernardino »
225
733
958
Orange »
209
639
848
San Diego »
205
585
790
Riverside »
143
528
671
Fresno »
61
335
396
Sacramento »
67
304
371
Santa Clara »
84
252
336
Alameda »
58
169
227
Stanislaus »
48
169
217
Kern »
46
153
199
San Joaquin »
54
133
187
Placer »
25
122
147
Contra Costa »
35
98
133
Ventura »
46
71
117
Tulare »
12
103
115
San Francisco »
34
77
111
Imperial »
29
67
96
Monterey »
24
63
87
San Mateo »
20
62
82
Solano »
22
50
72
Kings »
9
57
66
Butte »
6
51
57
Santa Barbara »
12
38
50
Shasta »
11
38
49
Santa Cruz »
8
36
44
Yuba »
9
34
43
Sonoma »
8
33
41
Merced »
9
24
33
Madera »
6
25
31
El Dorado »
5
17
22
Marin »
7
14
21
Yolo »
11
8
19
Nevada »
5
11
16
Siskiyou »
3
9
12
San Luis Obispo »
1
10
11
Tehama »
2
8
10
Colusa »
0
9
9
Napa »
5
3
8
Mendocino »
3
5
8
Amador »
2
5
7
Tuolumne »
0
7
7
Humboldt »
1
6
7
Lassen »
0
5
5
San Benito »
2
3
5
Glenn »
0
2
2
Inyo »
1
1
2
Lake »
1
1
2
Calaveras »
2
0
2
Mono »
0
1
1
Modoc »
0
1
1
Mariposa »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Del Norte »
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 method1,567Dec. 5
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 198,221 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 10.3% of the 1,387,545 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%10.3%Dec. 6
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 1088 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.01,0002,0003,0004,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,646 casesper 100,000Latino3,646 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
9,514
48.3%
36.3%
White
6,021
30.6%
38.8%
Asian
2,387
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,431
7.3%
6.1%
Note: There are 221 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 14,565,270 coronavirus cases and 281,057 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 190,287 new cases and 2,162 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
1,330,724
3,399.1
Mar 1Dec 5
Texas
1,311,643
4,703.7
Florida
1,049,638
5,095.8
Illinois
779,975
6,083.3
New York
696,125
3,548.3
Georgia
499,371
4,849.4
Ohio
467,432
4,015.1
Wisconsin
437,918
7,578.5
Michigan
426,576
4,284
Pennsylvania
415,635
3,249.4
Tennessee
397,522
5,976.8
North Carolina
388,552
3,826
Indiana
375,019
5,650.1
New Jersey
361,986
4,075.6
Arizona
358,900
5,166.5
Minnesota
345,281
6,246.8
Missouri
325,588
5,346.2
Alabama
267,589
5,500.6
Colorado
257,347
4,652.7
Massachusetts
252,017
3,689.7
Virginia
251,173
2,985.3
Louisiana
247,177
5,300.1
Iowa
243,385
7,769.7
South Carolina
229,235
4,625.5
Oklahoma
213,245
5,442.5
Utah
212,844
6,989.1
Maryland
212,384
3,537.7
Kentucky
198,064
4,460.7
Washington
175,793
2,410
Kansas
171,363
5,891.2
Arkansas
169,382
5,663.7
Nevada
165,628
5,666.7
Mississippi
163,458
5,469.1
Nebraska
138,568
7,274.8
Connecticut
127,715
3,566
Idaho
109,705
6,499.8
New Mexico
106,856
5,106.8
South Dakota
85,304
9,869.8
Oregon
83,243
2,039.3
North Dakota
82,504
10,968.3
Montana
67,069
6,438.2
Rhode Island
62,137
5,880.8
Puerto Rico
55,532
1,639.6
West Virginia
53,572
2,928.9
Delaware
39,096
4,117.6
Alaska
36,271
4,911.3
Wyoming
35,866
6,164.3
New Hampshire
24,232
1,803.5
District of Columbia
22,872
3,341.4
Hawaii
18,738
1,317.7
Maine
13,127
984.9
Vermont
4,894
783.1
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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
34,900
177.9
Mar 1Dec 5
Texas
23,055
82.7
California
19,882
50.8
Florida
19,084
92.6
New Jersey
17,306
194.8
Illinois
14,016
109.3
Pennsylvania
11,191
87.5
Massachusetts
10,953
160.4
Michigan
10,321
103.7
Georgia
9,793
95.1
Ohio
6,946
59.7
Arizona
6,925
99.7
Louisiana
6,548
140.4
Indiana
6,207
93.5
North Carolina
5,516
54.3
Connecticut
5,146
143.7
Tennessee
4,905
73.7
Maryland
4,820
80.3
South Carolina
4,517
91.1
Missouri
4,276
70.2
Virginia
4,197
49.9
Minnesota
3,979
72
Mississippi
3,949
132.1
Wisconsin
3,934
68.1
Alabama
3,877
79.7
Colorado
3,357
60.7
Washington
2,925
40.1
Iowa
2,682
85.6
Arkansas
2,620
87.6
Nevada
2,301
78.7
Kentucky
2,062
46.4
Oklahoma
1,874
47.8
Kansas
1,786
61.4
New Mexico
1,738
83.1
Rhode Island
1,413
133.7
Nebraska
1,194
62.7
Puerto Rico
1,185
35
South Dakota
1,091
126.2
Idaho
1,032
61.1
Oregon
1,027
25.2
North Dakota
1,013
134.7
Utah
939
30.8
West Virginia
829
45.3
Delaware
782
82.4
Montana
734
70.5
District of Columbia
695
101.5
New Hampshire
559
41.6
Wyoming
266
45.7
Hawaii
261
18.4
Maine
227
17
Alaska
143
19.4
Vermont
79
12.6
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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
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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.
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.
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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/