By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Oct. 21, 10:01 p.m. Pacific
887,531
confirmed cases
+3,012 on Wednesday
17,191
deaths
+125 on Wednesday
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
New cases have plateaued. New cases are holding near levels seen in the spring. Over the last seven days, the state averaged 3,163 cases per day, with 2.6% of tests coming back positive.
Death tallies are dropping. The state has averaged 63.3 daily deaths over the last week.
The state is slowly easing the lockdown. The governor’s system now rates 12 counties as too risky to reopen, including Los Angeles County. Other areas have begun to ease restrictions.
Disparities in age and race persist. Roughly 74% of the dead were 65 or older. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 3.3 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 190 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.0200,000400,000600,000800,000Stay athome orderStay athome orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits887,531Oct. 21
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 3,163 new cases and 63.3 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverageData collectionerrors reportedData collectionerrors reported
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.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 12 counties, keeping those areas largely locked down. Together they are home to 42% 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. Imperial
153.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days153.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
2. Tehama
140.4140.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
3. San Bernardino
94.194.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
4. Monterey
91.991.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
5. Sonoma
91.491.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
6. Shasta
91917-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
7. Riverside
90.590.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
8. Madera
77.477.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
9. Tulare
76767-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
10. Solano
67.767.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
11. Fresno
65.565.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
12. Mendocino
62.962.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
13. Inyo
60.860.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
14. Lake
60.860.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
15. Yuba
59.659.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
16. Sacramento
59.459.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
17. San Diego
58.658.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
18. Napa
57.657.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
19. San Luis Obispo
56.556.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
20. Kern
54.954.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
21. Los Angeles
54.954.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
22. Plumas
53.553.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
23. San Joaquin
50.950.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
24. Stanislaus
50.650.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
25. Glenn
50.250.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
26. Merced
47.947.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
27. Sutter
46.946.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
28. Placer
46.846.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
29. Ventura
43.243.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
30. Orange
42.742.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
31. Contra Costa
42427-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
32. Yolo
41.441.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
33. Santa Clara
41.141.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
34. Kings
40.640.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
35. Santa Cruz
40.540.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
36. Trinity
38.938.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
37. San Mateo
38.638.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
38. Santa Barbara
37.937.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
39. Marin
37.637.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
40. Alameda
36.936.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
41. San Benito
35.335.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
42. Lassen
32.132.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
43. Butte
30.830.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
44. Tuolumne
29.729.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
45. San Francisco
29.529.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
46. Nevada
25.225.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
47. El Dorado
23237-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
48. Mono
21.221.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
49. Colusa
18.618.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
50. Calaveras
17.717.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
51. Del Norte
14.614.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
52. Humboldt
13.313.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
53. Amador
13.213.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
54. Modoc
11.211.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
55. Siskiyou
9.29.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
56. Mariposa
5.75.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
57. Alpine
007-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
58. Sierra
007-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 22
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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 cases1909901.6k2.2k3.1k5.4k7k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Wednesday
Deaths
Per 100k
Wednesday
Imperial »
12,610
6,997.2
+76
336
186.4
+1
Kings »
8,164
5,439.9
+9
83
55.3
–
Kern »
33,630
3,808.4
+79
415
47
+2
Tulare »
17,365
3,771.1
+48
282
61.2
+3
Merced »
9,415
3,499
+29
154
57.2
+1
Stanislaus »
17,403
3,227
+49
394
73.1
+1
Madera »
4,928
3,179.1
+8
73
47.1
–
Fresno »
30,220
3,089.6
+68
430
44
–
San Joaquin »
21,473
2,932.6
+37
488
66.6
+4
Los Angeles »
290,558
2,877.4
+451
6,944
68.8
+32
San Bernardino »
60,945
2,854
+324
1,065
49.9
+37
Riverside »
65,056
2,729.7
+388
1,275
53.5
+2
Marin »
7,038
2,703.9
+2
128
49.2
+1
Monterey »
11,225
2,591.1
+67
86
19.9
+2
Colusa »
549
2,557.8
+1
6
28
–
Lassen »
761
2,440.3
–
1
3.2
–
San Benito »
1,411
2,374.8
+4
14
23.6
–
Glenn »
649
2,326.4
+2
3
10.8
–
Santa Barbara »
9,688
2,183.3
+17
119
26.8
–
Sutter »
1,830
1,908.8
+9
12
12.5
–
Orange »
57,635
1,821.5
+262
1,423
45
+11
Sonoma »
9,073
1,809.8
+57
134
26.7
–
Yuba »
1,288
1,706.1
+8
10
13.2
–
Sacramento »
24,957
1,652.8
+146
480
31.8
+6
Solano »
7,205
1,643
+34
74
16.9
–
Ventura »
13,857
1,633.9
+80
160
18.9
–
Contra Costa »
18,342
1,618.5
+69
240
21.2
+2
San Diego »
53,263
1,612.6
+263
863
26.1
+6
San Luis Obispo »
4,092
1,453.9
+12
32
11.4
–
Yolo »
3,099
1,441.5
+13
58
27
+2
San Mateo »
10,918
1,425.4
+29
157
20.5
–
Alameda »
22,932
1,395.1
+125
435
26.5
+3
San Francisco »
11,969
1,375.7
+32
137
15.7
+4
Napa »
1,913
1,361.3
+5
14
10
+1
Butte »
3,018
1,329.1
+3
51
22.5
–
Tehama »
811
1,279.7
+19
8
12.6
–
Mendocino »
1,118
1,278.9
+7
21
24
–
Mono »
176
1,241.7
+1
2
14.1
–
Santa Clara »
23,591
1,227.3
+133
385
20
+3
Inyo »
220
1,216.5
+2
15
82.9
–
Placer »
4,023
1,058.5
+11
55
14.5
–
Lake »
678
1,056.9
–
15
23.4
–
Santa Cruz »
2,744
1,002.3
+19
25
9.1
+1
Shasta »
1,786
997.3
–
29
16.2
–
Calaveras »
339
749.4
–
17
37.6
–
Amador »
276
729.6
–
15
39.7
–
El Dorado »
1,306
699.7
+4
4
2.1
–
Del Norte »
175
638.1
–
1
3.6
–
Nevada »
601
606.5
+3
8
8.1
–
Tuolumne »
258
478.4
+1
4
7.4
–
Mariposa »
78
444.7
–
2
11.4
–
Siskiyou »
187
429.5
+1
0
0
–
Humboldt »
560
412.5
+2
9
6.6
–
Plumas »
63
336.9
+2
0
0
–
Modoc »
28
313.3
+1
0
0
–
Alpine »
3
261.8
–
0
0
–
Sierra »
6
204.8
–
0
0
–
Trinity »
25
194.4
–
0
0
–
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Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,108 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
10,000
Counties that do not report cases by locality
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Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
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San Mateo
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Area
Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
6,797
Pomona
5,908
South Gate
4,793
Palmdale
4,688
El Monte
4,686
Boyle Heights
4,569
Downey
4,428
North Hollywood
4,373
Compton
4,310
Glendale
4,229
Santa Clarita
3,960
Lancaster
3,917
Pacoima
3,829
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
3,690
Sylmar
3,673
Norwalk
3,561
Lynwood
3,535
Van Nuys
3,413
Panorama City
3,294
Baldwin Park
3,244
Vernon Central
3,214
Huntington Park
3,123
West Covina
3,115
Inglewood
3,112
90805: Long Beach
3,085
Pasadena
2,692
Pico Rivera
2,636
Paramount
2,560
Bellflower
2,554
Wholesale District
2,503
West Vernon
2,493
Reseda
2,490
Montebello
2,480
Westlake
2,480
Florence-Firestone
2,470
Whittier
2,470
Central
2,281
90813: Long Beach
2,180
Bell Gardens
2,153
Castaic
2,153
South Park
2,151
Canoga Park
2,137
Watts
2,072
San Pedro
2,061
Melrose
2,057
Hawthorne
2,055
North Hills
2,029
Vermont Vista
2,028
South Whittier
2,007
Carson
1,970
Wilmington
1,892
Pico-Union
1,880
Sun Valley
1,857
Burbank
1,800
Harvard Park
1,740
Bell
1,705
La Puente
1,670
Azusa
1,663
Athens-Westmont
1,631
Arleta
1,625
Northridge
1,592
Century Palms/Cove
1,578
Willowbrook
1,545
Maywood
1,535
Torrance
1,529
Covina
1,511
90806: Long Beach
1,454
Exposition Park
1,449
Winnetka
1,432
Lakewood
1,409
Alhambra
1,383
El Sereno
1,373
Granada Hills
1,347
Hollywood
1,332
Gardena
1,316
Temple-Beaudry
1,304
Glendora
1,296
Koreatown
1,252
Sherman Oaks
1,217
Highland Park
1,208
University Park
1,207
Wilshire Center
1,193
Lake Balboa
1,164
Lincoln Heights
1,160
Cudahy
1,159
90810: Long Beach
1,130
Hacienda Heights
1,125
90804: Long Beach
1,092
San Fernando
1,080
Harbor Gateway
1,073
90802: Long Beach
1,071
Woodland Hills
1,068
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,057
Monterey Park
1,014
Green Meadows
984
Santa Monica
961
West Adams
938
Mission Hills
912
La Mirada
904
Rosemead
889
Downtown
877
South El Monte
867
Hyde Park
850
Valinda
833
San Jose Hills
818
Monrovia
817
Rowland Heights
769
Altadena
762
Tarzana
758
Glassell Park
756
Walnut Park
756
Valley Glen
752
Vermont Knolls
747
Chatsworth
740
Lennox
740
Beverly Hills
730
Encino
729
90815: Long Beach
722
Eagle Rock
707
East Rancho Dominguez
706
Bassett
695
Lawndale
686
East Hollywood
675
Silver Lake
669
San Gabriel
667
90807: Long Beach
651
Baldwin Hills
649
Cerritos
621
Santa Fe Springs
620
West Hollywood
619
West Hills
615
Redondo Beach
614
Commerce
611
Duarte
610
Mt. Washington
598
Diamond Bar
593
Tujunga
592
Lakeview Terrace
591
Harvard Heights
586
Palms
582
San Dimas
576
Arcadia
563
Valley Village
563
Hawaiian Gardens
556
Little Bangladesh
556
Temple City
553
Unincorporated - Azusa
553
La Verne
531
Harbor City
530
West Los Angeles
522
90808: Long Beach
514
Sunland
510
Unincorporated - Covina
480
Historic Filipinotown
466
West Carson
460
Westchester
457
90803: Long Beach
450
Westwood
432
Porter Ranch
428
Claremont
426
West Puente Valley
418
Culver City
408
Little Armenia
403
Alsace
394
Artesia
393
Country Club Park
392
Manhattan Beach
388
Northeast San Gabriel
388
Del Rey
385
Vermont Square
358
Mar Vista
353
Covina (Charter Oak)
337
Leimert Park
337
Cloverdale/Cochran
334
Figueroa Park Square
334
Crenshaw District
330
Hollywood Hills
328
Rancho Palos Verdes
327
Brentwood
318
Venice
316
Avocado Heights
312
Walnut
310
South Pasadena
309
Calabasas
297
Signal Hill
297
Adams-Normandie
292
Elysian Valley
291
Mid-city
291
90814: Long Beach
282
Echo Park
278
Lake Los Angeles
277
Jefferson Park
276
Studio City
272
Gramercy Place
263
Atwater Village
259
Hancock Park
257
Lomita
254
Athens Village
249
Hermosa Beach
239
Carthay
235
Los Feliz
233
North Whittier
231
La Crescenta-Montrose
226
Victoria Park
222
Manchester Square
205
Miracle Mile
205
Agoura Hills
202
Crestview
202
Quartz Hill
199
South San Gabriel
197
Thai Town
190
Stevenson Ranch
189
La Canada Flintridge
188
Sun Village
180
Beverlywood
179
Unincorporated - Duarte
167
Canyon Country
163
El Camino Village
163
View Park/Windsor Hills
154
St Elmo Village
153
Playa Vista
145
Beverly Crest
141
Pacific Palisades
140
Cadillac-Corning
139
El Segundo
139
Wiseburn
136
Chinatown
135
Santa Monica Mountains
133
Wellington Square
133
Century City
132
South Carthay
132
Reseda Ranch
128
Park La Brea
123
Longwood
121
Toluca Lake
114
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
113
Elysian Park
110
East La Mirada
109
Malibu
106
Palos Verdes Estates
106
Ladera Heights
105
Littlerock/Pearblossom
103
Bel Air
101
East Whittier
99
Little Tokyo
99
Unincorporated - South El Monte
98
San Marino
96
Unincorporated - Arcadia
94
Lafayette Square
93
Rancho Park
92
Val Verde
91
Cheviot Hills
89
Littlerock
88
East Pasadena
87
Unincorporated - Monrovia
87
Sierra Madre
83
Exposition
79
La Rambla
79
Marina del Rey
79
Acton
78
Angelino Heights
78
Del Aire
78
Rancho Dominguez
75
Irwindale
74
Unincorporated - Whittier
73
Shadow Hills
71
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
62
University Hills
61
Sunrise Village
56
La Habra Heights
54
Desert View Highlands
53
White Fence Farms
53
Valencia
52
View Heights
48
Reynier Village
45
Rolling Hills Estates
45
Unincorporated - West LA
44
Faircrest Heights
40
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
40
Westlake Village
40
Marina Peninsula
39
Industry
36
Pellissier Village
36
Rosewood
36
Unincorporated - La Verne
35
Rosewood/East Gardena
34
Regent Square
33
Palisades Highlands
32
Agua Dulce
30
Harbor Pines
29
Mandeville Canyon
29
Playa Del Rey
29
Santa Catalina Island
28
Saugus
28
Lake Manor
25
Toluca Woods
25
Unincorporated - Cerritos
25
Pearblossom/Llano
24
Toluca Terrace
24
Unincorporated - Claremont
24
Leona Valley
23
West Rancho Dominguez
22
North Lancaster
21
Unincorporated - Palmdale
20
Anaverde
19
Del Sur
19
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
19
Bradbury
17
Unincorporated - Pomona
16
Newhall
15
Hidden Hills
14
Roosevelt
14
Southeast Antelope Valley
14
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
13
Unincorporated - Glendora
13
Vernon
13
Rolling Hills
12
San Pasqual
11
Saugus/Canyon Country
11
Bouquet Canyon
10
Westhills
9
Hi Vista
8
Westfield/Academy Hills
8
Elizabeth Lake
7
Sand Canyon
7
Sycamore Square
7
Unincorporated - El Monte
7
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
7
South Antelope Valley
6
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
6
Avalon
5
Brookside
5
Lake Hughes
5
West Antelope Valley
5
East Covina
4
Unincorporated - Bradbury
4
Llano
3
Padua Hills
3
Palos Verdes Peninsula
3
Unincorporated - Del Rey
3
Whittier Narrows
3
Angeles National Forest
2
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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 2,291 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of -2% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.02,0004,0006,0008,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
216
542
758
San Diego »
72
119
191
San Bernardino »
40
147
187
Orange »
63
105
168
Riverside »
42
115
157
Fresno »
23
77
100
Santa Clara »
26
65
91
Sacramento »
23
57
80
Stanislaus »
14
45
59
Kern »
18
38
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San Francisco »
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San Joaquin »
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San Mateo »
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16
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Monterey »
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Solano »
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18
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Kings »
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Sonoma »
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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.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000State changestracking methodState changestracking method3,079Oct. 19
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 123,950 tests have been conducted each day.
New tests by day
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.050,000100,000150,000200,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
California Department of Public Health
In the last seven days, about 2.6% of the 867,652 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.0%2%4%6%8%10%2.6%Oct. 21
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 844 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 3.3 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.05001,0001,5002,0002,500AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino2,448 casesper 100,000Latino2,448 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
8,184
48.6%
36.3%
White
5,060
30.1%
38.8%
Asian
2,054
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,266
7.5%
6.1%
Note: There are 153 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 7% the state's coronavirus cases, but 35% of its deaths.
CasesDeaths
Deaths at nursing homes vs. elsewhere
JuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,000
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 8,331,078 coronavirus cases and 222,106 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 59,955 new cases and 757 deaths per day.
While California — America’s most populous state — leads the nation in cases, it ranks much lower after adjusting for population. Home to 12% of the country's population, thus far it has accounted for roughly 11% of cases.
New cases in California vs. the rest of the country
MarchMayJulySept.020,00040,00060,00080,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Cases
Per 100k
New cases
FewerMore
California
887,531
2,267.1
Mar 1Oct 21
Texas
868,981
3,116.3
Florida
762,533
3,702
New York
488,506
2,490
Illinois
358,799
2,798.4
Georgia
343,750
3,338.2
North Carolina
250,592
2,467.5
Tennessee
235,861
3,546.2
Arizona
233,912
3,367.2
New Jersey
223,223
2,513.3
Pennsylvania
191,333
1,495.8
Ohio
188,005
1,614.9
Wisconsin
182,687
3,161.6
Louisiana
177,399
3,803.9
Alabama
175,674
3,611.2
Virginia
168,260
1,999.8
Michigan
167,872
1,685.9
South Carolina
166,357
3,356.7
Missouri
163,275
2,681
Indiana
152,396
2,296
Massachusetts
146,166
2,140
Maryland
137,236
2,286
Minnesota
126,591
2,290.3
Mississippi
112,123
3,751.5
Oklahoma
110,855
2,829.3
Iowa
110,250
3,519.6
Arkansas
101,596
3,397.1
Washington
99,874
1,369.2
Utah
98,006
3,218.2
Nevada
92,064
3,149.8
Kentucky
90,996
2,049.4
Colorado
88,826
1,605.9
Kansas
73,485
2,526.3
Connecticut
64,871
1,811.3
Nebraska
60,308
3,166.2
Puerto Rico
58,830
1,737
Idaho
55,650
3,297.2
Oregon
40,443
990.8
New Mexico
38,715
1,850.2
South Dakota
35,044
4,054.7
North Dakota
34,165
4,542
Rhode Island
29,123
2,756.3
Montana
24,712
2,372.2
Delaware
23,375
2,461.8
West Virginia
20,735
1,133.6
District of Columbia
16,498
2,410.2
Hawaii
14,233
1,000.9
Alaska
11,602
1,571
New Hampshire
9,917
738.1
Wyoming
9,848
1,692.6
Maine
6,024
452
Vermont
1,971
315.4
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The same is true for deaths. So far, California has accounted for 8% 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.05001,0001,5002,0002,500
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
New York
33,371
170.1
Mar 1Oct 21
Texas
17,652
63.3
California
17,191
43.9
New Jersey
16,245
182.9
Florida
16,210
78.7
Massachusetts
9,780
143.2
Illinois
9,605
74.9
Pennsylvania
8,546
66.8
Georgia
7,704
74.8
Michigan
7,418
74.5
Arizona
5,854
84.3
Louisiana
5,784
124
Ohio
5,149
44.2
Connecticut
4,567
127.5
Maryland
4,058
67.6
North Carolina
4,032
39.7
Indiana
4,023
60.6
South Carolina
3,708
74.8
Virginia
3,511
41.7
Mississippi
3,223
107.8
Tennessee
2,970
44.7
Alabama
2,828
58.1
Missouri
2,650
43.5
Minnesota
2,334
42.2
Washington
2,286
31.3
Colorado
2,194
39.7
Arkansas
1,751
58.5
Nevada
1,732
59.3
Wisconsin
1,681
29.1
Iowa
1,594
50.9
Kentucky
1,363
30.7
Oklahoma
1,210
30.9
Rhode Island
1,169
110.6
New Mexico
950
45.4
Kansas
914
31.4
Puerto Rico
774
22.9
Delaware
670
70.6
District of Columbia
642
93.8
Oregon
635
15.6
Nebraska
576
30.2
Utah
557
18.3
Idaho
546
32.3
New Hampshire
469
34.9
North Dakota
422
56.1
West Virginia
414
22.6
South Dakota
333
38.5
Montana
275
26.4
Hawaii
203
14.3
Maine
146
11
Alaska
68
9.2
Wyoming
61
10.5
Vermont
58
9.3
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Tracking the coronavirus
California counties
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Alpine
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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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About the numbers
This page was created by Swetha Kannan, Casey Miller, Sean Greene, Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Rong-Gong Lin II, Ryan Murphy, Melody Gutierrez, Priya Krishnakumar, Sandhya Kambhampati, Maloy Moore, Jennifer Lu, Aida Ylanan, Vanessa Martínez, Ryan Menezes, Thomas Suh Lauder, Andrea Roberson, Ben Poston, Nicole Santa Cruz, Iris Lee, Rahul Mukherjee, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Anthony Pesce, Paul Duginski and Phi Do.
State and county totals come from an ongoing Times survey of California's 58 county health agencies as well as the three run by cities. Those figures are ahead of the totals periodically released by the state's Department of Public Health. State officials acknowledge that their tallies lag behind the updates posted by local agencies throughout the day and do not dispute The Times' method.
Data on hospitalizations, tests, demographics and reopening plans come from California's Department of Public Health.
Nursing home totals include skilled-nursing facilities tracked by the state public health department, as well as assisted-living facilities monitored by the California Department of Social Services.
Data from other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are collected by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.
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Change log
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/