By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Oct. 13, 10:33 p.m. Pacific
861,953
confirmed cases
+4,382 on Tuesday
16,657
deaths
+69 on Tuesday
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
Officials point to positive signs. State and local officials see signs of hope in the recent drops in new cases and hospitalizations.
The death toll keeps climbing. The state has averaged 56.1 deaths per day over the last seven days.
More tests are coming back positive. The statewide positivity rate has held steady at 2.7%.
Most of the state is still on lockdown. The governor’s new system rates 10 counties as too risky to reopen. Together they're home to 36% of the population.
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 186.3 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 limits861,953Oct. 13
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 3,357 new cases and 56.1 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 10 counties, keeping those areas largely locked down. Together they are home to 36% 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
Counties ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1. Shasta
245.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days245.1 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │March 1Oct. 14
2. Kings
108.6108.67-day average │March 1Oct. 14
3. Sonoma
103.9103.97-day average │March 1Oct. 14
4. Imperial
100.4100.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
5. San Bernardino
96.396.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
6. Tulare
80.180.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
7. Los Angeles
78787-day average │March 1Oct. 14
8. Monterey
72.772.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
9. Riverside
70.770.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
10. Lake
67677-day average │March 1Oct. 14
11. San Diego
66.766.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
12. Merced
65657-day average │March 1Oct. 14
13. Glenn
60.960.97-day average │March 1Oct. 14
14. San Luis Obispo
60607-day average │March 1Oct. 14
15. Stanislaus
59.359.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
16. Tehama
58.458.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
17. Solano
57.557.57-day average │March 1Oct. 14
18. Inyo
55.355.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
19. Del Norte
54.754.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
20. Kern
54.454.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
21. Fresno
51.251.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
22. Madera
50.350.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
23. San Joaquin
45.545.57-day average │March 1Oct. 14
24. Ventura
44447-day average │March 1Oct. 14
25. Marin
43.843.87-day average │March 1Oct. 14
26. Contra Costa
41.441.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
27. Napa
40.640.67-day average │March 1Oct. 14
28. Sacramento
40.140.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
29. Santa Clara
39.739.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
30. Mendocino
38.938.97-day average │March 1Oct. 14
31. Yolo
38.638.67-day average │March 1Oct. 14
32. San Mateo
38.138.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
33. Placer
37.937.97-day average │March 1Oct. 14
34. Yuba
37.137.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
35. Orange
37377-day average │March 1Oct. 14
36. Santa Barbara
36.736.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
37. Santa Cruz
33.233.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
38. Butte
29.129.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
39. Alameda
28.728.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
40. San Benito
28.628.67-day average │March 1Oct. 14
41. Mono
28.228.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
42. Siskiyou
25.325.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
43. El Dorado
24.124.17-day average │March 1Oct. 14
44. San Francisco
21.421.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
45. Nevada
20.220.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
46. Sutter
18.818.87-day average │March 1Oct. 14
47. Tuolumne
16.716.77-day average │March 1Oct. 14
48. Amador
15.915.97-day average │March 1Oct. 14
49. Trinity
15.515.57-day average │March 1Oct. 14
50. Colusa
14147-day average │March 1Oct. 14
51. Humboldt
7.47.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
52. Plumas
5.35.37-day average │March 1Oct. 14
53. Calaveras
4.44.47-day average │March 1Oct. 14
54. Lassen
3.23.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
55. Alpine
007-day average │March 1Oct. 14
56. Mariposa
007-day average │March 1Oct. 14
57. Sierra
007-day average │March 1Oct. 14
58. Modoc
-11.2-11.27-day average │March 1Oct. 14
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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 cases1608901.5k2.1k3k5.4k6.8k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Tuesday
Deaths
Per 100k
Tuesday
Imperial »
12,290
6,819.6
+70
330
183.1
–
Kings »
8,096
5,394.6
+4
82
54.6
–
Kern »
33,089
3,747.1
+69
397
45
+2
Tulare »
16,976
3,686.6
+86
269
58.4
–
Merced »
9,265
3,443.3
+116
152
56.5
+2
Stanislaus »
17,087
3,168.4
+11
387
71.8
+1
Madera »
4,796
3,093.9
+10
71
45.8
–
Fresno »
29,523
3,018.3
+104
424
43.3
+18
San Joaquin »
21,064
2,876.8
+236
477
65.1
+4
Los Angeles »
283,793
2,810.4
+770
6,793
67.3
+20
San Bernardino »
58,579
2,743.2
+454
986
46.2
–
Marin »
6,934
2,663.9
+14
124
47.6
–
Riverside »
62,553
2,624.7
+729
1,258
52.8
+2
Colusa »
543
2,529.8
–
6
28
–
Monterey »
10,748
2,481
+64
81
18.7
+1
Lassen »
749
2,401.8
+1
1
3.2
–
San Benito »
1,388
2,336.1
+2
13
21.9
–
Glenn »
635
2,276.2
+5
3
10.8
–
Santa Barbara »
9,503
2,141.6
+28
116
26.1
–
Sutter »
1,785
1,861.9
+3
12
12.5
–
Orange »
56,070
1,772
+178
1,341
42.4
–
Sonoma »
8,558
1,707.1
+58
128
25.5
–
Yuba »
1,239
1,641.2
+3
10
13.2
–
Sacramento »
23,969
1,587.3
+119
458
30.3
–
Ventura »
13,438
1,584.5
+15
158
18.6
–
Contra Costa »
17,834
1,573.7
+51
231
20.4
+1
Solano »
6,876
1,568
+126
74
16.9
–
San Diego »
51,024
1,544.9
+278
840
25.4
+14
San Luis Obispo »
3,924
1,394.2
+82
32
11.4
+1
Yolo »
2,986
1,389
+20
56
26
–
San Mateo »
10,601
1,384.1
+91
155
20.2
–
Alameda »
22,279
1,355.4
+63
431
26.2
–
San Francisco »
11,691
1,343.7
+25
123
14.1
–
Butte »
2,946
1,297.4
+2
48
21.1
–
Napa »
1,823
1,297.2
+6
13
9.3
–
Mono »
173
1,220.5
–
2
14.1
–
Mendocino »
1,055
1,206.8
+5
21
24
–
Santa Clara »
22,741
1,183.1
+97
363
18.9
+1
Inyo »
209
1,155.7
+4
15
82.9
–
Tehama »
680
1,073
–
8
12.6
–
Placer »
3,838
1,009.8
+88
51
13.4
–
Lake »
638
994.6
+8
14
21.8
+1
Santa Cruz »
2,618
956.3
+13
20
7.3
–
Shasta »
1,597
891.8
+254
25
14
+1
Calaveras »
331
731.7
+1
16
35.4
–
Amador »
270
713.7
+1
15
39.7
–
El Dorado »
1,261
675.6
+2
4
2.1
–
Del Norte »
170
619.9
–
1
3.6
–
Nevada »
573
578.3
+11
8
8.1
–
Tuolumne
242
448.7
+2
4
7.4
–
Mariposa »
77
439
–
2
11.4
–
Siskiyou »
182
418
–
0
0
–
Humboldt »
534
393.3
+1
8
5.9
–
Modoc »
27
302.1
–
0
0
–
Plumas »
53
283.4
+1
0
0
–
Alpine »
3
261.8
–
0
0
–
Sierra »
6
204.8
–
0
0
–
Trinity »
21
163.3
+1
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 1,071 places as released by county health departments.
Confirmed cases
100
1,000
10,000
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Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
6,648
Pomona
5,822
South Gate
4,702
El Monte
4,607
Palmdale
4,527
Boyle Heights
4,490
Downey
4,356
Compton
4,234
North Hollywood
4,226
Glendale
4,093
Santa Clarita
3,824
Lancaster
3,771
Pacoima
3,704
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
3,613
Sylmar
3,557
Lynwood
3,493
Norwalk
3,489
Van Nuys
3,258
Baldwin Park
3,190
Panorama City
3,174
Vernon Central
3,162
Huntington Park
3,068
Inglewood
3,050
West Covina
3,048
90805: Long Beach
3,001
Pasadena
2,655
Pico Rivera
2,575
Paramount
2,514
Bellflower
2,505
Wholesale District
2,505
Westlake
2,465
West Vernon
2,452
Montebello
2,437
Florence-Firestone
2,430
Whittier
2,413
Reseda
2,372
Central
2,255
90813: Long Beach
2,138
South Park
2,124
Castaic
2,118
Bell Gardens
2,109
Canoga Park
2,053
Watts
2,035
Melrose
2,030
Hawthorne
2,029
San Pedro
2,011
Vermont Vista
1,990
South Whittier
1,965
North Hills
1,951
Carson
1,931
Wilmington
1,861
Pico-Union
1,854
Sun Valley
1,790
Burbank
1,709
Harvard Park
1,703
Bell
1,682
Azusa
1,630
La Puente
1,622
Athens-Westmont
1,597
Arleta
1,553
Century Palms/Cove
1,546
Northridge
1,535
Willowbrook
1,526
Maywood
1,517
Torrance
1,514
Covina
1,482
90806: Long Beach
1,434
Exposition Park
1,407
Lakewood
1,379
Winnetka
1,362
Alhambra
1,351
El Sereno
1,338
Granada Hills
1,306
Gardena
1,301
Glendora
1,298
Hollywood
1,295
Temple-Beaudry
1,277
Koreatown
1,219
University Park
1,187
Highland Park
1,185
Sherman Oaks
1,180
Wilshire Center
1,164
Cudahy
1,153
Lincoln Heights
1,139
Lake Balboa
1,123
Hacienda Heights
1,110
90810: Long Beach
1,107
90804: Long Beach
1,072
Harbor Gateway
1,053
90802: Long Beach
1,049
West Whittier/Los Nietos
1,039
San Fernando
1,030
Woodland Hills
1,023
Monterey Park
1,015
Green Meadows
974
Santa Monica
949
West Adams
936
La Mirada
889
Mission Hills
873
Rosemead
867
Downtown
861
South El Monte
840
Hyde Park
832
Valinda
802
Monrovia
799
San Jose Hills
790
Altadena
754
Tarzana
744
Walnut Park
743
Vermont Knolls
740
Glassell Park
739
Rowland Heights
733
Chatsworth
723
Lennox
723
Valley Glen
723
Beverly Hills
719
90815: Long Beach
706
East Rancho Dominguez
702
Eagle Rock
696
Encino
684
Bassett
682
Lawndale
671
San Gabriel
670
Silver Lake
661
East Hollywood
656
Baldwin Hills
643
90807: Long Beach
632
Cerritos
608
Commerce
607
Santa Fe Springs
604
West Hollywood
604
Duarte
603
Redondo Beach
603
West Hills
590
Diamond Bar
585
Lakeview Terrace
584
Mt. Washington
581
Harvard Heights
579
Palms
577
Valley Village
576
San Dimas
566
Tujunga
566
Temple City
550
Arcadia
549
Hawaiian Gardens
545
Unincorporated - Azusa
544
Little Bangladesh
530
West Los Angeles
528
La Verne
522
Harbor City
520
Sunland
498
90808: Long Beach
497
Unincorporated - Covina
470
Historic Filipinotown
463
West Carson
456
Westchester
448
90803: Long Beach
441
Westwood
427
Claremont
415
Porter Ranch
414
West Puente Valley
410
Culver City
404
Country Club Park
403
Little Armenia
401
Alsace
391
Artesia
391
Manhattan Beach
380
Del Rey
375
Northeast San Gabriel
373
Vermont Square
356
Mar Vista
343
Leimert Park
330
Covina (Charter Oak)
328
Figueroa Park Square
324
Rancho Palos Verdes
320
Cloverdale/Cochran
319
Hollywood Hills
319
Crenshaw District
318
Brentwood
315
Avocado Heights
307
Venice
307
South Pasadena
302
Walnut
295
Calabasas
290
Signal Hill
289
Mid-city
287
Adams-Normandie
280
Elysian Valley
280
90814: Long Beach
275
Studio City
272
Echo Park
267
Jefferson Park
266
Lake Los Angeles
261
Gramercy Place
260
Hancock Park
251
Athens Village
249
Lomita
249
Atwater Village
245
Hermosa Beach
234
Carthay
232
North Whittier
227
Los Feliz
222
Victoria Park
221
La Crescenta-Montrose
215
Crestview
201
Manchester Square
199
Miracle Mile
198
Agoura Hills
197
Quartz Hill
190
La Canada Flintridge
186
South San Gabriel
185
Thai Town
185
Stevenson Ranch
184
Beverlywood
177
Sun Village
174
Unincorporated - Duarte
163
El Camino Village
158
Canyon Country
157
St Elmo Village
152
View Park/Windsor Hills
151
Playa Vista
144
Beverly Crest
138
Cadillac-Corning
137
Pacific Palisades
137
El Segundo
136
Wiseburn
133
Santa Monica Mountains
130
South Carthay
129
Wellington Square
129
Chinatown
128
Century City
125
Longwood
122
Reseda Ranch
121
Park La Brea
116
Toluca Lake
113
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
111
Elysian Park
106
East La Mirada
105
Malibu
105
Palos Verdes Estates
104
Ladera Heights
103
Littlerock/Pearblossom
101
Bel Air
100
East Whittier
99
Unincorporated - South El Monte
98
Little Tokyo
96
San Marino
96
Unincorporated - Arcadia
95
Rancho Park
91
Val Verde
88
Lafayette Square
87
Littlerock
87
Cheviot Hills
86
East Pasadena
86
Unincorporated - Monrovia
85
Sierra Madre
83
La Rambla
81
Exposition
80
Angelino Heights
78
Marina del Rey
78
Acton
77
Del Aire
77
Rancho Dominguez
74
Irwindale
73
Shadow Hills
71
Unincorporated - Whittier
71
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
62
University Hills
59
Sunrise Village
55
Desert View Highlands
52
Valencia
50
White Fence Farms
50
View Heights
47
La Habra Heights
46
Unincorporated - West LA
45
Reynier Village
44
Rolling Hills Estates
44
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
40
Faircrest Heights
39
Marina Peninsula
39
Westlake Village
37
Industry
36
Pellissier Village
36
Rosewood
35
Unincorporated - La Verne
35
Rosewood/East Gardena
34
Palisades Highlands
32
Regent Square
31
Agua Dulce
30
Playa Del Rey
29
Mandeville Canyon
28
Saugus
28
Harbor Pines
27
Santa Catalina Island
27
Lake Manor
25
Pearblossom/Llano
24
Toluca Terrace
24
Unincorporated - Claremont
24
Toluca Woods
23
Leona Valley
22
Unincorporated - Cerritos
22
West Rancho Dominguez
22
Unincorporated - Palmdale
21
Anaverde
19
Del Sur
19
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
19
North Lancaster
19
Bradbury
16
Unincorporated - Pomona
16
Newhall
14
Roosevelt
14
Southeast Antelope Valley
14
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
13
Unincorporated - Glendora
13
Rolling Hills
12
Vernon
12
Hidden Hills
11
San Pasqual
11
Bouquet Canyon
10
Saugus/Canyon Country
10
Westhills
9
Hi Vista
8
Westfield/Academy Hills
8
Elizabeth Lake
7
Sand Canyon
7
Sycamore Square
7
Unincorporated - El Monte
7
South Antelope Valley
6
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
6
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
6
Avalon
5
West Antelope Valley
5
Brookside
4
East Covina
4
Lake Hughes
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 2,226 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of -7% 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 »
197
523
720
San Bernardino »
42
144
186
San Diego »
57
121
178
Orange »
57
103
160
Riverside »
42
104
146
Fresno »
18
71
89
Santa Clara »
25
55
80
Sacramento »
19
58
77
Alameda »
19
42
61
Stanislaus »
18
36
54
Kern »
13
40
53
Ventura »
18
14
32
Imperial »
12
19
31
Solano »
6
23
29
San Mateo »
5
24
29
Monterey »
9
19
28
San Francisco »
11
17
28
Tulare »
4
22
26
Contra Costa »
7
19
26
San Joaquin »
6
19
25
Sonoma »
6
17
23
Santa Barbara »
7
14
21
Santa Cruz »
5
15
20
Kings »
2
17
19
Placer »
3
13
16
Yuba »
1
10
11
Merced »
3
7
10
Madera »
1
7
8
Shasta »
0
7
7
Butte »
4
2
6
Marin »
0
5
5
Yolo »
2
2
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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 method3,012Oct. 12
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 129,042 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 2.7% of the 903,296 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.0%2%4%6%8%10%2.7%Oct. 13
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 882 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.05001,0001,5002,0002,500AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino2,363 casesper 100,000Latino2,363 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
7,915
48.5%
36.3%
White
4,903
30.1%
38.8%
Asian
1,985
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,237
7.6%
6.1%
Note: There are 154 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 7,852,425 coronavirus cases and 215,814 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 51,028 new cases and 713 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
861,953
2,201.7
Mar 1Oct 13
Texas
826,816
2,965.1
Florida
738,749
3,586.5
New York
476,708
2,429.9
Georgia
333,304
3,236.8
Illinois
327,771
2,556.4
North Carolina
234,481
2,308.9
Arizona
226,734
3,263.9
Tennessee
218,829
3,290.1
New Jersey
215,085
2,421.6
Pennsylvania
179,651
1,404.5
Louisiana
172,801
3,705.3
Ohio
171,626
1,474.2
Alabama
167,193
3,436.9
Virginia
160,447
1,907
South Carolina
158,883
3,205.9
Wisconsin
155,471
2,690.6
Michigan
152,862
1,535.1
Missouri
146,359
2,403.2
Massachusetts
140,412
2,055.8
Indiana
138,104
2,080.7
Maryland
132,343
2,204.5
Minnesota
114,574
2,072.9
Mississippi
105,941
3,544.6
Oklahoma
101,493
2,590.3
Iowa
101,422
3,237.7
Washington
94,775
1,299.3
Arkansas
94,167
3,148.7
Utah
87,819
2,883.7
Nevada
86,835
2,970.9
Kentucky
81,691
1,839.8
Colorado
80,061
1,447.5
Kansas
66,860
2,298.6
Connecticut
61,697
1,722.7
Puerto Rico
54,540
1,610.3
Nebraska
53,543
2,811
Idaho
49,247
2,917.8
Oregon
37,780
925.5
New Mexico
33,713
1,611.2
South Dakota
29,339
3,394.6
North Dakota
28,244
3,754.8
Rhode Island
26,960
2,551.6
Delaware
22,394
2,358.5
Montana
19,611
1,882.5
West Virginia
18,557
1,014.6
District of Columbia
16,068
2,347.4
Hawaii
13,575
954.6
Alaska
10,028
1,357.9
New Hampshire
9,279
690.6
Wyoming
7,964
1,368.8
Maine
5,780
433.7
Vermont
1,886
301.8
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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
33,306
169.8
Mar 1Oct 13
Texas
17,078
61.2
California
16,657
42.5
New Jersey
16,182
182.2
Florida
15,531
75.4
Massachusetts
9,630
141
Illinois
9,273
72.3
Pennsylvania
8,361
65.4
Georgia
7,454
72.4
Michigan
7,255
72.9
Arizona
5,767
83
Louisiana
5,679
121.8
Ohio
5,017
43.1
Connecticut
4,533
126.6
Maryland
4,012
66.8
Indiana
3,822
57.6
North Carolina
3,816
37.6
South Carolina
3,576
72.2
Virginia
3,369
40
Mississippi
3,115
104.2
Tennessee
2,797
42.1
Alabama
2,665
54.8
Missouri
2,424
39.8
Washington
2,211
30.3
Minnesota
2,204
39.9
Colorado
2,153
38.9
Nevada
1,674
57.3
Arkansas
1,611
53.9
Wisconsin
1,508
26.1
Iowa
1,491
47.6
Kentucky
1,269
28.6
Rhode Island
1,139
107.8
Oklahoma
1,119
28.6
New Mexico
918
43.9
Kansas
799
27.5
Puerto Rico
738
21.8
Delaware
659
69.4
District of Columbia
637
93.1
Oregon
605
14.8
Nebraska
527
27.7
Utah
522
17.1
Idaho
512
30.3
New Hampshire
456
33.9
West Virginia
390
21.3
North Dakota
357
47.5
South Dakota
288
33.3
Montana
217
20.8
Hawaii
173
12.2
Maine
143
10.7
Alaska
60
8.1
Vermont
58
9.3
Wyoming
57
9.8
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Tracking the coronavirus
California counties
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Amador
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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
Housing homeless people
Nursing homes
State prisons
Unemployment and economic fallout
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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 a 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.
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Change log
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/