By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Dec. 4, 10:26 p.m. Pacific
1,309,196
confirmed cases
+22,369 on Friday
19,798
deaths
+204 on Friday
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. On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a new system for issuing lockdowns. Bay Area counties will shut down Sunday. Numbers released late Friday suggest SoCal and the San Joaquin Valley will too.
New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 17,805 cases per day, a 62.1% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 8.5% of tests this past week have come back positive.
Hospitalizations have never been higher. There are now 9,065 patients statewide with a confirmed case, a new state record and 91% more than two weeks ago.
More deaths are expected. The state has averaged 99.7 daily deaths over the last week. When case counts increase, the death toll typically rises soon after.
Stricter rules are starting to return. The governor now rates 52 counties as too risky to reopen, including Los Angeles County.
Disparities in age and race persist. Roughly 74% of the dead were 65 or older. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 2.9 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 46.1 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits1,309,196Dec. 4
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 17,805 new cases and 99.7 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. 5
2. Amador
959.6959.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
3. Sutter
804.2804.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
4. Kings
7097097-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
5. Alpine
610.8610.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
6. Yuba
5595597-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
7. Merced
503.2503.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
8. San Bernardino
492.2492.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
9. Modoc
481.1481.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
10. Glenn
480.3480.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
11. Tehama
468.7468.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
12. Colusa
442.6442.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
13. Shasta
431.1431.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
14. Los Angeles
426.1426.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
15. Ventura
410.6410.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
16. Tulare
398.7398.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
17. Nevada
389.5389.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
18. Tuolumne
387.5387.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
19. Imperial
384.5384.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
20. Siskiyou
372.1372.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
21. Kern
365.5365.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
22. San Benito
360.2360.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
23. Del Norte
357.4357.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
24. Mono
338.6338.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
25. Stanislaus
336.4336.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
26. Napa
325.2325.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
27. Madera
316.1316.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
28. Solano
3143147-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
29. Monterey
309.3309.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
30. Plumas
304.8304.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
31. San Diego
303.4303.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
32. Sacramento
295.8295.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
33. El Dorado
271.6271.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
34. Yolo
251.7251.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
35. Butte
248.4248.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
36. Orange
246.3246.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
37. San Joaquin
2452457-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
38. Riverside
237.4237.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
39. Santa Clara
235.8235.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
40. Calaveras
234.3234.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
41. Santa Cruz
218.8218.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
42. Trinity
217.7217.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
43. Lake
2122127-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
44. Inyo
210.1210.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
45. Sonoma
209.2209.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
46. Fresno
2002007-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
47. San Mateo
197.1197.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
48. Contra Costa
193.9193.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
49. Sierra
170.6170.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
50. Santa Barbara
160.5160.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
51. Mendocino
157.9157.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
52. Placer
146.3146.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
53. San Luis Obispo
1461467-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
54. Alameda
142.9142.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
55. San Francisco
1291297-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
56. Humboldt
120.8120.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
57. Mariposa
119.7119.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
58. Marin
99.199.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 5
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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 cases7401.4k2.3k3.5k4.7k7.8k9.2k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Friday
Deaths
Per 100k
Friday
Imperial »
16,555
9,186.2
+48
360
199.8
+2
Kings »
11,751
7,830.1
+69
91
60.6
+2
Lassen »
2,422
7,766.6
+70
3
9.6
–
Alpine »
57
4,973.8
–
0
0
–
Kern »
43,860
4,966.9
+505
455
51.5
+3
Tulare »
22,386
4,861.5
+298
317
68.8
+2
Merced »
12,891
4,790.9
+269
191
71
+5
San Bernardino »
100,733
4,717.3
+1,629
1,175
55
+21
Stanislaus »
23,274
4,315.6
+398
436
80.8
+3
Los Angeles »
430,824
4,266.4
+8,562
7,843
77.7
+56
Madera »
6,537
4,217.1
+55
90
58.1
–
Mono »
593
4,183.7
+16
3
21.2
–
Sutter »
3,915
4,083.6
+105
20
20.9
+1
Fresno »
39,680
4,056.7
+356
506
51.7
+18
San Joaquin »
27,469
3,751.5
+386
522
71.3
–
Monterey »
15,991
3,691.3
+226
130
30
+2
Riverside »
87,945
3,690.1
+1,148
1,472
61.8
+15
Colusa »
789
3,675.9
+22
6
28
–
Glenn »
1,018
3,649.1
+16
11
39.4
–
San Benito »
2,051
3,451.9
+44
18
30.3
+1
Yuba »
2,403
3,183.1
+46
11
14.6
–
Shasta »
5,490
3,065.6
+125
53
29.6
+1
Marin »
7,962
3,058.8
+71
131
50.3
+1
Tehama »
1,886
2,976
+54
26
41
–
Sacramento »
41,096
2,721.5
+791
614
40.7
+11
Santa Barbara »
11,917
2,685.6
+72
138
31.1
–
San Diego »
88,181
2,669.9
+2,039
1,047
31.7
+7
Orange »
82,887
2,619.5
+1,234
1,603
50.7
+17
Sonoma »
13,098
2,612.7
+175
160
31.9
–
Solano »
11,413
2,602.6
+294
85
19.4
+4
Ventura »
21,876
2,579.4
+488
188
22.2
+1
Amador »
917
2,424.1
+85
17
44.9
+1
Napa »
3,388
2,410.9
+91
18
12.8
–
Yolo »
5,167
2,403.5
+99
81
37.7
–
San Luis Obispo »
6,540
2,323.6
+81
42
14.9
+4
Contra Costa »
25,768
2,273.8
+180
262
23.1
–
Tuolumne »
1,190
2,206.5
+35
12
22.3
+1
San Mateo »
15,217
1,986.7
+177
176
23
+6
Santa Clara »
37,517
1,951.8
+844
503
26.2
+8
Modoc »
174
1,946.7
+11
0
0
–
Butte »
4,417
1,945.2
+115
60
26.4
–
Mendocino »
1,697
1,941.2
+26
23
26.3
–
Alameda »
31,204
1,898.4
+224
522
31.8
–
San Francisco »
16,208
1,862.9
+207
162
18.6
+1
Placer »
6,910
1,818.1
+126
74
19.5
+2
Inyo »
328
1,813.7
+8
16
88.5
–
Siskiyou »
786
1,805.2
+34
5
11.5
+1
Santa Cruz »
4,797
1,752.2
+47
40
14.6
+3
Lake »
1,022
1,593.2
+27
21
32.7
–
Nevada »
1,569
1,583.4
+52
16
16.1
+1
El Dorado »
2,822
1,511.8
+87
8
4.3
+3
Del Norte »
411
1,498.7
+98
1
3.6
–
Trinity »
186
1,446.1
+9
0
0
–
Plumas »
268
1,433.2
+14
0
0
–
Calaveras »
556
1,229.1
+58
22
48.6
–
Mariposa »
149
849.5
+1
3
17.1
–
Sierra »
24
819.1
+1
0
0
–
Humboldt »
1,014
746.9
+21
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
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
9,501
Pomona
9,224
Palmdale
8,393
North Hollywood
6,964
Lancaster
6,939
Santa Clarita
6,752
South Gate
6,726
El Monte
6,688
Glendale
6,676
Downey
6,522
Boyle Heights
6,404
Pacoima
6,234
Compton
6,073
Sylmar
5,737
Norwalk
5,466
Van Nuys
5,332
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
5,135
Lynwood
4,977
Panorama City
4,898
Baldwin Park
4,737
West Covina
4,586
Inglewood
4,453
90805: Long Beach
4,347
Huntington Park
4,268
Vernon Central
4,219
Reseda
4,056
Pasadena
3,968
Pico Rivera
3,965
Whittier
3,947
Montebello
3,682
Bellflower
3,599
Paramount
3,593
Florence-Firestone
3,469
West Vernon
3,458
Canoga Park
3,333
Westlake
3,217
North Hills
3,207
Hawthorne
3,177
Wholesale District
3,110
Bell Gardens
3,096
Melrose
3,037
South Whittier
3,036
Central
3,034
Sun Valley
2,994
Carson
2,926
Burbank
2,925
South Park
2,839
Watts
2,803
90813: Long Beach
2,764
Vermont Vista
2,762
Wilmington
2,671
San Pedro
2,668
Northridge
2,579
Pico-Union
2,522
Arleta
2,517
Castaic
2,462
La Puente
2,430
Bell
2,363
Harvard Park
2,357
Azusa
2,346
Winnetka
2,309
Granada Hills
2,273
Athens-Westmont
2,245
Century Palms/Cove
2,217
Torrance
2,207
Covina
2,202
Willowbrook
2,178
Exposition Park
2,106
El Sereno
2,090
Lakewood
2,086
Alhambra
2,073
Hollywood
2,065
Sherman Oaks
1,995
Maywood
1,977
90806: Long Beach
1,956
Highland Park
1,932
Gardena
1,881
Glendora
1,861
Temple-Beaudry
1,857
Lake Balboa
1,816
San Fernando
1,802
Koreatown
1,758
Hacienda Heights
1,737
Wilshire Center
1,727
Cudahy
1,717
Woodland Hills
1,691
Lincoln Heights
1,690
Santa Monica
1,597
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,591
90810: Long Beach
1,566
University Park
1,551
Harbor Gateway
1,536
Mission Hills
1,509
90802: Long Beach
1,492
Rosemead
1,489
90804: Long Beach
1,475
Downtown
1,462
Monterey Park
1,462
La Mirada
1,402
Green Meadows
1,348
West Adams
1,347
Valinda
1,308
South El Monte
1,289
San Jose Hills
1,280
Chatsworth
1,258
Valley Glen
1,234
Tarzana
1,233
Encino
1,219
Monrovia
1,189
Hyde Park
1,181
Rowland Heights
1,161
Eagle Rock
1,142
Altadena
1,116
Glassell Park
1,109
San Gabriel
1,106
Lennox
1,095
Lawndale
1,080
Silver Lake
1,068
Beverly Hills
1,054
San Dimas
1,051
Walnut Park
1,038
East Hollywood
1,035
Diamond Bar
1,020
Vermont Knolls
1,005
Redondo Beach
984
Bassett
980
West Hollywood
979
West Hills
972
90815: Long Beach
966
East Rancho Dominguez
954
Commerce
943
Baldwin Hills
936
Tujunga
926
Santa Fe Springs
914
90807: Long Beach
908
La Verne
901
Cerritos
900
Mt. Washington
896
Lakeview Terrace
880
Arcadia
877
Duarte
857
Westwood
852
Palms
846
Unincorporated - Azusa
843
Temple City
838
West Los Angeles
823
Little Bangladesh
819
Harvard Heights
808
Hawaiian Gardens
786
Harbor City
782
Sunland
780
Unincorporated - Covina
767
Westchester
767
Valley Village
765
90808: Long Beach
760
Claremont
753
Porter Ranch
747
90803: Long Beach
705
Historic Filipinotown
689
Culver City
686
West Carson
683
Del Rey
661
Artesia
649
West Puente Valley
616
Hollywood Hills
608
Northeast San Gabriel
591
Mar Vista
583
Venice
579
Walnut
564
Alsace
563
Country Club Park
561
Manhattan Beach
558
Brentwood
557
Covina (Charter Oak)
525
Leimert Park
514
Vermont Square
509
Cloverdale/Cochran
497
Crenshaw District
493
Lake Los Angeles
492
Little Armenia
488
Figueroa Park Square
482
Echo Park
459
Rancho Palos Verdes
452
South Pasadena
451
Calabasas
450
Studio City
444
Atwater Village
435
Adams-Normandie
429
90814: Long Beach
425
Avocado Heights
423
Jefferson Park
422
Signal Hill
421
Mid-city
415
Elysian Valley
414
Gramercy Place
396
Los Feliz
394
Athens Village
387
Quartz Hill
379
Carthay
374
Hermosa Beach
373
Hancock Park
370
North Whittier
363
Victoria Park
358
La Crescenta-Montrose
356
Lomita
353
Unincorporated - Duarte
338
Stevenson Ranch
331
Miracle Mile
321
Agoura Hills
314
Thai Town
307
Crestview
304
Manchester Square
302
South San Gabriel
302
Sun Village
289
La Canada Flintridge
280
Beverlywood
273
Canyon Country
264
Chinatown
257
Pacific Palisades
247
View Park/Windsor Hills
247
El Camino Village
241
Beverly Crest
229
Cadillac-Corning
219
Reseda Ranch
218
Century City
217
St Elmo Village
216
South Carthay
214
El Segundo
209
Park La Brea
205
Playa Vista
204
Wellington Square
199
Santa Monica Mountains
198
Wiseburn
189
Longwood
183
Toluca Lake
183
East La Mirada
178
Lafayette Square
178
Elysian Park
174
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
166
Malibu
161
Unincorporated - Arcadia
161
Littlerock/Pearblossom
157
Littlerock
156
Palos Verdes Estates
152
Cheviot Hills
148
East Whittier
148
Ladera Heights
147
Little Tokyo
145
Sierra Madre
141
Marina del Rey
138
Rancho Park
138
San Marino
136
Bel Air
135
Acton
134
Unincorporated - South El Monte
133
Shadow Hills
132
Val Verde
122
East Pasadena
117
Rancho Dominguez
115
Del Aire
114
Unincorporated - Monrovia
111
White Fence Farms
111
Exposition
108
Desert View Highlands
104
Irwindale
102
Angelino Heights
100
La Rambla
99
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
99
Unincorporated - Whittier
99
University Hills
86
Sunrise Village
80
View Heights
77
Rolling Hills Estates
72
La Habra Heights
69
Reynier Village
68
Valencia
67
Agua Dulce
64
Faircrest Heights
64
Pellissier Village
63
Marina Peninsula
60
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
59
Palisades Highlands
59
Regent Square
58
Westlake Village
57
Industry
55
Unincorporated - La Verne
55
Unincorporated - West LA
55
Rosewood
52
Anaverde
51
North Lancaster
51
Rosewood/East Gardena
51
Saugus
51
Harbor Pines
48
Playa Del Rey
48
Del Sur
45
Lake Manor
44
Mandeville Canyon
44
Santa Catalina Island
39
Toluca Terrace
38
Toluca Woods
38
Newhall
36
West Rancho Dominguez
34
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
33
Pearblossom/Llano
32
Roosevelt
31
Unincorporated - Cerritos
30
Unincorporated - Palmdale
30
Hidden Hills
29
Leona Valley
29
Unincorporated - Claremont
29
Bradbury
27
Unincorporated - Pomona
27
Southeast Antelope Valley
24
Vernon
24
Westhills
23
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
22
Unincorporated - Glendora
22
Elizabeth Lake
18
Bouquet Canyon
16
Rolling Hills
16
San Pasqual
15
Saugus/Canyon Country
15
Westfield/Academy Hills
14
East Covina
13
Lake Hughes
13
Llano
13
Hi Vista
12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
10
South Antelope Valley
9
Sycamore Square
9
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
9
Unincorporated - Bradbury
9
Unincorporated - Del Rey
9
Palos Verdes Peninsula
8
Unincorporated - El Monte
8
West Antelope Valley
8
Sand Canyon
7
Brookside
6
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 9,065 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 91% 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 »
644
2,125
2,769
San Bernardino »
199
681
880
Orange »
195
551
746
San Diego »
207
536
743
Riverside »
135
523
658
Sacramento »
71
302
373
Fresno »
66
274
340
Santa Clara »
79
228
307
Stanislaus »
49
169
218
Alameda »
58
148
206
Kern »
39
143
182
San Joaquin »
46
114
160
Placer »
22
122
144
Contra Costa »
36
86
122
Tulare »
11
96
107
Ventura »
43
61
104
San Francisco »
34
59
93
Imperial »
21
70
91
Monterey »
23
67
90
San Mateo »
22
54
76
Solano »
18
46
64
Kings »
12
48
60
Santa Barbara »
16
43
59
Shasta »
11
40
51
Butte »
7
40
47
Santa Cruz »
8
35
43
Yuba »
10
29
39
Merced »
7
31
38
Sonoma »
6
31
37
Madera »
7
22
29
Yolo »
11
7
18
Marin »
6
10
16
Nevada »
4
12
16
El Dorado »
4
11
15
San Luis Obispo »
1
12
13
Siskiyou »
3
10
13
Napa »
4
8
12
Lassen »
0
11
11
Tehama »
2
9
11
Tuolumne »
2
9
11
Colusa »
0
10
10
Mendocino »
3
7
10
Humboldt »
2
5
7
San Benito »
3
3
6
Amador »
3
2
5
Calaveras »
2
3
5
Mono »
0
3
3
Inyo »
0
2
2
Lake »
0
2
2
Modoc »
0
1
1
Plumas »
0
1
1
Mariposa »
0
1
1
Sutter »
0
0
0
Glenn »
0
0
0
Del Norte »
0
0
0
Trinity »
0
0
0
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Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. In late July, the state changed its tracking method to exclude beds that are only for infants from the count.
Available ICU beds
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000State changestracking methodState changestracking method1,673Dec. 3
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 194,223 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 8.5% of the 1,359,560 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%2%4%6%8%10%8.5%Dec. 4
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 1058 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 2.9 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino3,517 casesper 100,000Latino3,517 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
9,426
48.4%
36.3%
White
5,940
30.5%
38.8%
Asian
2,360
12.1%
16.5%
Black
1,414
7.3%
6.1%
Note: There are 201 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
Unemployment and economic fallout
Which counties are open
Which beaches are closed
Lives lost
Frequently asked questions
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About the numbers
This page was created by Swetha Kannan, Casey Miller, Sean Greene, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Rong-Gong Lin II, Ryan Murphy, Melody Gutierrez, Priya Krishnakumar, Sandhya Kambhampati, Maloy Moore, Jennifer Lu, Aida Ylanan, Vanessa Martínez, Ryan Menezes, Thomas Suh Lauder, Andrea Roberson, Ben Poston, Nicole Santa Cruz, Iris Lee, Rahul Mukherjee, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Anthony Pesce, Paul Duginski and Phi Do.
State and county totals come from an ongoing Times survey of California's 58 county health agencies as well as the three run by cities. Those figures are ahead of the totals periodically released by the state's Department of Public Health. State officials acknowledge that their tallies lag behind the updates posted by local agencies throughout the day and do not dispute The Times' method.
Data on hospitalizations, tests, demographics and reopening plans come from California's Department of Public Health.
Nursing home totals include skilled-nursing facilities tracked by the state public health department, as well as assisted-living facilities monitored by the California Department of Social Services.
Data from other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are collected by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
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
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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/