By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 5, 10:05 p.m. Pacific
1,330,724
confirmed cases
+21,528 on Saturday
19,882
deaths
+84 on Saturday
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 18,995 cases per day, a 64% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 9.7% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 9,430 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 89% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 107.1 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 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 limits1,330,724Dec. 5
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 18,995 new cases and 107.1 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. 6
2. Amador
1,131.41,131.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
3. Alpine
610.8610.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
4. Sutter
608.1608.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
5. Tehama
561.8561.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
6. Modoc
559.4559.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
7. San Bernardino
550.1550.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
8. Kings
545.1545.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
9. Merced
503.2503.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
10. Yuba
486.1486.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
11. Los Angeles
483.4483.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
12. Glenn
480.3480.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
13. Mono
472.7472.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
14. Colusa
442.6442.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
15. San Benito
435.9435.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
16. Shasta
431.1431.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
17. Ventura
410.6410.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
18. Stanislaus
403.9403.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
19. Tulare
398.7398.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
20. Nevada
389.5389.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
21. Tuolumne
387.5387.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
22. Imperial
384.5384.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
23. Siskiyou
372.1372.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
24. Del Norte
357.4357.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
25. Kern
339.6339.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
26. Napa
325.2325.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
27. Monterey
322.9322.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
28. San Diego
316.4316.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
29. Madera
316.1316.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
30. Solano
3143147-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
31. Sacramento
295.8295.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
32. Plumas
283.4283.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
33. El Dorado
271.6271.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
34. Yolo
2672677-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
35. Orange
255.7255.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
36. Butte
248.4248.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
37. Sonoma
245.8245.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
38. San Joaquin
2452457-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
39. Santa Clara
242.2242.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
40. Riverside
237.4237.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
41. Calaveras
234.3234.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
42. Fresno
220.9220.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
43. Trinity
217.7217.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
44. Contra Costa
217.1217.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
45. Lake
2122127-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
46. Inyo
210.1210.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
47. San Mateo
172.3172.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
48. Sierra
170.6170.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
49. Santa Barbara
160.5160.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
50. Alameda
159.8159.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
51. Placer
146.3146.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
52. San Luis Obispo
1461467-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
53. Mendocino
145.3145.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
54. Mariposa
142.5142.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
55. Santa Cruz
136.2136.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
56. San Francisco
130.7130.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
57. Humboldt
120.8120.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
58. Marin
100.3100.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 6
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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 cases7401.4k2.3k3.6k4.3k7.8k9.2k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Saturday
Deaths
Per 100k
Saturday
Imperial »
16,555
9,186.2
–
360
199.8
–
Kings »
11,911
7,936.7
+160
93
62
+2
Lassen »
2,422
7,766.6
–
3
9.6
–
Kern »
44,327
5,019.7
+467
456
51.6
+1
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
San Bernardino »
103,911
4,866.1
+3,178
1,175
55
–
Tulare »
22,386
4,861.5
–
317
68.8
–
Merced »
12,891
4,790.9
–
191
71
–
Stanislaus »
23,763
4,406.3
+489
439
81.4
+3
Los Angeles »
440,042
4,357.7
+9,218
7,886
78.1
+43
Mono »
614
4,331.9
+21
3
21.2
–
Madera »
6,537
4,217.1
–
90
58.1
–
Fresno »
40,108
4,100.5
+428
506
51.7
–
Sutter »
3,915
4,083.6
–
20
20.9
–
San Joaquin »
27,469
3,751.5
–
522
71.3
–
Monterey »
16,190
3,737.2
+199
130
30
–
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 »
2,124
3,574.8
+73
18
30.3
–
Yuba »
2,403
3,183.1
–
11
14.6
–
Marin »
8,016
3,079.6
+54
131
50.3
–
Tehama »
1,945
3,069.1
+59
28
44.2
+2
Shasta »
5,490
3,065.6
–
53
29.6
–
San Diego »
90,468
2,739.1
+2,287
1,055
31.9
+8
Sacramento »
41,096
2,721.5
–
614
40.7
–
Santa Barbara »
11,917
2,685.6
–
138
31.1
–
Orange »
84,853
2,681.7
+1,966
1,618
51.1
+15
Sonoma »
13,281
2,649.2
+183
160
31.9
–
Amador »
991
2,619.7
+74
17
44.9
–
Solano »
11,413
2,602.6
–
85
19.4
–
Ventura »
21,876
2,579.4
–
188
22.2
–
Yolo »
5,310
2,470
+143
84
39.1
+3
Napa »
3,388
2,410.9
–
18
12.8
–
Contra Costa »
26,355
2,325.6
+587
267
23.6
+5
San Luis Obispo »
6,540
2,323.6
–
42
14.9
–
Tuolumne »
1,190
2,206.5
–
12
22.3
–
Modoc »
181
2,025.1
+7
0
0
–
San Mateo »
15,468
2,019.5
+251
176
23
–
Santa Clara »
38,388
1,997.1
+871
503
26.2
–
Butte »
4,417
1,945.2
–
60
26.4
–
Mendocino »
1,697
1,941.2
–
23
26.3
–
Alameda »
31,740
1,931
+536
522
31.8
–
San Francisco »
16,479
1,894
+271
164
18.8
+2
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 »
155
883.7
+6
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 1,278 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
9,779
Pomona
9,441
Palmdale
8,588
Lancaster
7,240
North Hollywood
7,084
Santa Clarita
6,887
South Gate
6,858
El Monte
6,800
Glendale
6,775
Downey
6,655
Boyle Heights
6,558
Pacoima
6,372
Compton
6,175
Sylmar
5,857
Norwalk
5,572
Van Nuys
5,433
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,244
Lynwood
5,058
Panorama City
4,994
Baldwin Park
4,797
West Covina
4,702
Inglewood
4,532
90805: Long Beach
4,472
Huntington Park
4,317
Vernon Central
4,292
Reseda
4,131
Pasadena
4,077
Pico Rivera
4,072
Whittier
4,034
Montebello
3,762
Paramount
3,663
Bellflower
3,661
Florence-Firestone
3,539
West Vernon
3,533
Canoga Park
3,419
North Hills
3,283
Hawthorne
3,270
Westlake
3,257
Wholesale District
3,147
Bell Gardens
3,140
South Whittier
3,112
Melrose
3,090
Central
3,065
Sun Valley
3,049
Burbank
2,981
Carson
2,981
South Park
2,887
90813: Long Beach
2,845
Watts
2,844
Vermont Vista
2,807
Wilmington
2,742
San Pedro
2,721
Northridge
2,630
Pico-Union
2,580
Arleta
2,564
La Puente
2,482
Castaic
2,472
Harvard Park
2,408
Bell
2,407
Azusa
2,387
Winnetka
2,352
Granada Hills
2,320
Athens-Westmont
2,283
Covina
2,261
Century Palms/Cove
2,259
Torrance
2,243
Willowbrook
2,219
El Sereno
2,162
Exposition Park
2,158
Lakewood
2,144
Alhambra
2,104
Hollywood
2,104
Sherman Oaks
2,036
Maywood
2,009
90806: Long Beach
2,006
Highland Park
1,953
Gardena
1,935
Temple-Beaudry
1,901
Glendora
1,894
Lake Balboa
1,867
San Fernando
1,846
Koreatown
1,789
Hacienda Heights
1,761
Wilshire Center
1,761
Cudahy
1,743
Lincoln Heights
1,725
Woodland Hills
1,721
Santa Monica
1,635
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,627
90810: Long Beach
1,625
Harbor Gateway
1,574
University Park
1,565
Mission Hills
1,547
90802: Long Beach
1,536
Rosemead
1,523
90804: Long Beach
1,516
Monterey Park
1,505
Downtown
1,484
La Mirada
1,441
Green Meadows
1,379
West Adams
1,369
Valinda
1,331
South El Monte
1,308
San Jose Hills
1,307
Chatsworth
1,286
Valley Glen
1,269
Tarzana
1,258
Encino
1,244
Monrovia
1,212
Hyde Park
1,207
Rowland Heights
1,183
Eagle Rock
1,157
Altadena
1,136
Glassell Park
1,130
Lennox
1,122
San Gabriel
1,120
Lawndale
1,100
Silver Lake
1,091
Beverly Hills
1,073
San Dimas
1,071
East Hollywood
1,063
Walnut Park
1,058
Diamond Bar
1,044
Vermont Knolls
1,026
Redondo Beach
1,014
90815: Long Beach
992
West Hills
992
West Hollywood
989
Bassett
987
East Rancho Dominguez
971
Commerce
965
Baldwin Hills
956
Tujunga
943
90807: Long Beach
937
La Verne
925
Santa Fe Springs
925
Cerritos
918
Mt. Washington
918
Arcadia
893
Lakeview Terrace
890
Duarte
884
Palms
865
Westwood
864
Unincorporated - Azusa
863
Temple City
855
West Los Angeles
842
Little Bangladesh
838
Harvard Heights
816
Harbor City
806
Sunland
803
Hawaiian Gardens
799
90808: Long Beach
783
Unincorporated - Covina
782
Westchester
777
Claremont
776
Valley Village
771
Porter Ranch
760
90803: Long Beach
730
Historic Filipinotown
708
Culver City
700
West Carson
690
Del Rey
682
Artesia
664
West Puente Valley
631
Hollywood Hills
616
Northeast San Gabriel
607
Mar Vista
606
Venice
594
Walnut
579
Country Club Park
571
Alsace
569
Brentwood
566
Manhattan Beach
564
Covina (Charter Oak)
531
Cloverdale/Cochran
523
Leimert Park
522
Vermont Square
518
Crenshaw District
503
Lake Los Angeles
502
Figueroa Park Square
496
Little Armenia
491
South Pasadena
464
Echo Park
463
Rancho Palos Verdes
463
Calabasas
460
Studio City
458
90814: Long Beach
447
Atwater Village
441
Adams-Normandie
433
Jefferson Park
431
Mid-city
431
Avocado Heights
427
Signal Hill
425
Elysian Valley
419
Gramercy Place
411
Los Feliz
396
Quartz Hill
393
Athens Village
392
Carthay
382
Hermosa Beach
382
Hancock Park
380
North Whittier
376
Victoria Park
362
La Crescenta-Montrose
360
Unincorporated - Duarte
358
Lomita
357
Stevenson Ranch
339
Miracle Mile
324
Agoura Hills
322
Manchester Square
314
Crestview
313
Thai Town
311
South San Gabriel
308
Sun Village
302
La Canada Flintridge
287
Beverlywood
279
Canyon Country
273
Chinatown
267
Pacific Palisades
256
View Park/Windsor Hills
253
El Camino Village
247
Beverly Crest
239
Cadillac-Corning
226
Century City
222
Reseda Ranch
221
St Elmo Village
220
South Carthay
216
El Segundo
214
Park La Brea
214
Playa Vista
211
Santa Monica Mountains
204
Wellington Square
200
Longwood
195
Wiseburn
191
Toluca Lake
186
East La Mirada
183
Lafayette Square
182
Elysian Park
179
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
172
Littlerock/Pearblossom
166
Unincorporated - Arcadia
165
Malibu
162
Littlerock
159
Palos Verdes Estates
157
East Whittier
151
Cheviot Hills
150
Ladera Heights
149
Little Tokyo
145
Sierra Madre
143
Acton
139
Marina del Rey
139
Bel Air
138
Rancho Park
138
San Marino
138
Unincorporated - South El Monte
134
Shadow Hills
132
Val Verde
123
Del Aire
118
East Pasadena
117
Rancho Dominguez
116
Unincorporated - Monrovia
114
White Fence Farms
112
Exposition
111
Desert View Highlands
109
Unincorporated - Whittier
106
Angelino Heights
102
Irwindale
102
La Rambla
100
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
100
University Hills
89
Sunrise Village
88
View Heights
78
Rolling Hills Estates
75
La Habra Heights
70
Reynier Village
69
Valencia
67
Faircrest Heights
66
Agua Dulce
65
Pellissier Village
63
Marina Peninsula
61
Unincorporated - West LA
61
Palisades Highlands
60
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
59
Regent Square
58
Westlake Village
58
Unincorporated - La Verne
56
Industry
55
Anaverde
53
Rosewood/East Gardena
53
Harbor Pines
52
Rosewood
52
North Lancaster
51
Saugus
51
Playa Del Rey
49
Del Sur
48
Mandeville Canyon
46
Lake Manor
45
Santa Catalina Island
42
Toluca Terrace
40
Toluca Woods
40
Newhall
37
West Rancho Dominguez
37
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
34
Leona Valley
32
Pearblossom/Llano
32
Roosevelt
31
Unincorporated - Cerritos
31
Hidden Hills
30
Unincorporated - Palmdale
30
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Bradbury
28
Unincorporated - Pomona
28
Vernon
26
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
25
Southeast Antelope Valley
24
Unincorporated - Glendora
24
Westhills
23
Elizabeth Lake
18
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
Saugus/Canyon Country
16
San Pasqual
15
Lake Hughes
14
Westfield/Academy Hills
14
East Covina
13
Llano
13
Hi Vista
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
11
Unincorporated - Del Rey
10
South Antelope Valley
9
Sycamore Square
9
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Palos Verdes Peninsula
8
Unincorporated - El Monte
8
West Antelope Valley
8
Brookside
7
Sand Canyon
7
Avalon
5
Whittier Narrows
5
Padua Hills
3
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon
3
Angeles National Forest
2
East Lancaster
2
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 9,430 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 89% 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 »
666
2,189
2,855
San Bernardino »
209
704
913
Orange »
193
649
842
San Diego »
200
572
772
Riverside »
145
542
687
Sacramento »
71
307
378
Fresno »
58
296
354
Santa Clara »
84
248
332
Stanislaus »
45
180
225
Alameda »
61
152
213
Kern »
39
159
198
San Joaquin »
47
125
172
Placer »
20
128
148
Contra Costa »
35
91
126
Ventura »
43
68
111
Tulare »
11
93
104
San Francisco »
33
63
96
Imperial »
27
63
90
Monterey »
24
66
90
San Mateo »
19
59
78
Solano »
19
50
69
Kings »
10
53
63
Santa Barbara »
15
39
54
Butte »
8
43
51
Shasta »
11
38
49
Santa Cruz »
10
36
46
Yuba »
10
31
41
Sonoma »
7
34
41
Merced »
8
21
29
Madera »
7
21
28
El Dorado »
5
14
19
Yolo »
10
8
18
Marin »
6
9
15
San Luis Obispo »
1
14
15
Nevada »
4
11
15
Siskiyou »
3
9
12
Tuolumne »
1
10
11
Mendocino »
3
7
10
Colusa »
0
9
9
Tehama »
1
8
9
Napa »
3
5
8
Humboldt »
1
6
7
Amador »
3
3
6
Lassen »
0
5
5
San Benito »
2
3
5
Calaveras »
2
2
4
Inyo »
1
1
2
Lake »
1
1
2
Mono »
0
1
1
Glenn »
0
1
1
Mariposa »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Modoc »
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 method1,628Dec. 4
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 189,828 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 9.7% of the 1,328,793 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%2%4%6%8%10%12%9.7%Dec. 5
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 1079 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.01,0002,0003,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,579 casesper 100,000Latino3,579 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
9,484
48.4%
36.3%
White
5,978
30.5%
38.8%
Asian
2,374
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,418
7.2%
6.1%
Note: There are 206 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 14,357,521 coronavirus cases and 278,855 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 182,609 new cases and 2,018 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
1,309,196
3,344.2
Mar 1Dec 4
Texas
1,299,469
4,660.1
Florida
1,039,207
5,045.1
Illinois
770,088
6,006.2
New York
685,364
3,493.5
Georgia
494,354
4,800.7
Ohio
456,963
3,925.2
Wisconsin
432,207
7,479.7
Michigan
420,268
4,220.6
Pennsylvania
404,521
3,162.5
Tennessee
392,608
5,902.9
North Carolina
382,534
3,766.7
Indiana
367,329
5,534.2
New Jersey
356,662
4,015.6
Arizona
352,101
5,068.6
Minnesota
338,973
6,132.6
Missouri
320,472
5,262.2
Alabama
264,199
5,431
Colorado
252,222
4,560
Virginia
247,380
2,940.2
Louisiana
247,177
5,300.1
Massachusetts
246,398
3,607.5
Iowa
241,531
7,710.5
South Carolina
226,013
4,560.5
Maryland
209,191
3,484.5
Utah
209,170
6,868.5
Oklahoma
208,875
5,331
Kentucky
194,192
4,373.5
Washington
174,290
2,389.4
Kansas
171,146
5,883.8
Arkansas
167,137
5,588.6
Nevada
162,434
5,557.4
Mississippi
161,516
5,404.1
Nebraska
136,325
7,157.1
Connecticut
127,715
3,566
Idaho
108,366
6,420.5
New Mexico
104,935
5,015
South Dakota
84,398
9,765
North Dakota
81,949
10,894.6
Oregon
81,437
1,995.1
Montana
66,436
6,377.5
Rhode Island
62,137
5,880.8
Puerto Rico
54,597
1,612
West Virginia
52,172
2,852.4
Delaware
38,398
4,044
Wyoming
35,677
6,131.8
Alaska
35,325
4,783.2
New Hampshire
23,775
1,769.5
District of Columbia
22,480
3,284.2
Hawaii
18,605
1,308.3
Maine
12,844
963.7
Vermont
4,763
762.1
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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
34,830
177.5
Mar 1Dec 4
Texas
22,825
81.9
California
19,798
50.6
Florida
18,994
92.2
New Jersey
17,255
194.3
Illinois
13,782
107.5
Pennsylvania
11,052
86.4
Massachusetts
10,910
159.7
Michigan
10,117
101.6
Georgia
9,725
94.4
Arizona
6,885
99.1
Ohio
6,882
59.1
Louisiana
6,548
140.4
Indiana
6,122
92.2
North Carolina
5,467
53.8
Connecticut
5,146
143.7
Tennessee
4,876
73.3
Maryland
4,790
79.8
South Carolina
4,496
90.7
Missouri
4,216
69.2
Virginia
4,160
49.4
Mississippi
3,916
131
Minnesota
3,904
70.6
Wisconsin
3,842
66.5
Alabama
3,831
78.8
Colorado
3,338
60.3
Washington
2,925
40.1
Iowa
2,665
85.1
Arkansas
2,586
86.5
Nevada
2,272
77.7
Kentucky
2,039
45.9
Oklahoma
1,860
47.5
Kansas
1,786
61.4
New Mexico
1,706
81.5
Rhode Island
1,413
133.7
Nebraska
1,186
62.3
Puerto Rico
1,173
34.6
South Dakota
1,064
123.1
Idaho
1,032
61.1
Oregon
1,003
24.6
North Dakota
995
132.3
Utah
925
30.4
West Virginia
799
43.7
Delaware
782
82.4
Montana
727
69.8
District of Columbia
693
101.2
New Hampshire
552
41.1
Wyoming
266
45.7
Hawaii
256
18
Maine
224
16.8
Alaska
142
19.2
Vermont
77
12.3
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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
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Which beaches are closed
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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/