By Los Angeles Times Staff
Updated Oct. 1, 9:51 p.m. Pacific
822,550
confirmed cases
+3,121 on Thursday
15,990
deaths
+90 on Thursday
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 83.9 deaths per day over the last seven days.
More tests are coming back positive. The statewide positivity rate has held steady at 2.8%.
Most of the state is still on lockdown. The governor’s new system rates 18 counties as too risky to reopen. Together they're home to 43% 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 3.4 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 183.2 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
CasesDeaths
Cumulative cases
Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.0200,000400,000600,000800,000Stay athome orderStay athome orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits822,550Oct. 1
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 3,226 new cases and 83.9 new deaths per day.
New cases by day
Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverageData collectionerrors reportedData collectionerrors reported
Deaths by day
Feb.MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.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 18 counties, keeping those areas largely locked down. Together they are home to 43% 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. Imperial
139.8 cases per 100k in last 7 days139.8 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │March 1Oct. 2
2. Madera
100.6100.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
3. Tehama
99.499.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
4. San Bernardino
95.395.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
5. Monterey
94.494.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
6. Shasta
93.893.87-day average │March 1Oct. 2
7. Tulare
92.392.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
8. Glenn
86867-day average │March 1Oct. 2
9. Mendocino
82.482.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
10. Kings
80.680.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
11. Fresno
70.270.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
12. Los Angeles
69.169.17-day average │March 1Oct. 2
13. Riverside
67.367.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
14. Merced
64.364.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
15. Sonoma
63637-day average │March 1Oct. 2
16. San Benito
57.257.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
17. San Diego
57.257.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
18. Contra Costa
57577-day average │March 1Oct. 2
19. Lake
54.654.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
20. Yuba
53537-day average │March 1Oct. 2
21. Colusa
51.251.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
22. Ventura
50.750.77-day average │March 1Oct. 2
23. Santa Barbara
49.649.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
24. San Luis Obispo
49.449.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
25. Napa
48.448.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
26. Sacramento
48.348.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
27. San Mateo
46.346.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
28. San Joaquin
45.245.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
29. Kern
45.245.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
30. Solano
44.944.97-day average │March 1Oct. 2
31. San Francisco
44.444.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
32. Orange
40.740.77-day average │March 1Oct. 2
33. Santa Cruz
39.439.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
34. Sutter
38.638.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
35. Santa Clara
36.536.57-day average │March 1Oct. 2
36. El Dorado
32.132.17-day average │March 1Oct. 2
37. Alameda
30.830.87-day average │March 1Oct. 2
38. Butte
30.830.87-day average │March 1Oct. 2
39. Marin
30.430.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
40. Stanislaus
25.425.47-day average │March 1Oct. 2
41. Yolo
25.125.17-day average │March 1Oct. 2
42. Placer
21.621.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
43. Lassen
19.219.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
44. Del Norte
18.218.27-day average │March 1Oct. 2
45. Calaveras
17.717.77-day average │March 1Oct. 2
46. Inyo
16.616.67-day average │March 1Oct. 2
47. Amador
15.915.97-day average │March 1Oct. 2
48. Mono
14.114.17-day average │March 1Oct. 2
49. Humboldt
14147-day average │March 1Oct. 2
50. Nevada
13.113.17-day average │March 1Oct. 2
51. Mariposa
5.75.77-day average │March 1Oct. 2
52. Tuolumne
3.73.77-day average │March 1Oct. 2
53. Siskiyou
2.32.37-day average │March 1Oct. 2
54. Alpine
007-day average │March 1Oct. 2
55. Modoc
007-day average │March 1Oct. 2
56. Plumas
007-day average │March 1Oct. 2
57. Sierra
007-day average │March 1Oct. 2
58. Trinity
007-day average │March 1Oct. 2
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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 you live?
See how the governor has rated your area, 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 cases1206801.2k2.1k2.9k5.1k6.7k
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Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County
Cases
Per 100k
Thursday
Deaths
Per 100k
Thursday
Imperial »
11,993
6,654.8
+85
323
179.2
+3
Kings »
7,682
5,118.8
–
80
53.3
–
Kern »
32,184
3,644.6
+56
371
42
+1
Tulare »
16,322
3,544.6
+55
263
57.1
–
Merced »
9,019
3,351.9
+26
145
53.9
–
Stanislaus »
16,573
3,073.1
+61
365
67.7
+3
Madera »
4,614
2,976.5
+31
68
43.9
–
Fresno »
28,706
2,934.8
+85
390
39.9
–
San Joaquin »
20,457
2,793.9
+46
466
63.6
+10
Los Angeles »
271,443
2,688.1
+1,082
6,613
65.5
+36
San Bernardino »
55,394
2,594.1
+191
955
44.7
–
Marin »
6,751
2,593.6
+9
119
45.7
–
Colusa »
538
2,506.5
+2
6
28
–
Riverside »
59,488
2,496
+83
1,226
51.4
–
Lassen »
742
2,379.3
+1
0
0
–
Monterey »
10,181
2,350.1
+94
74
17.1
+1
San Benito »
1,355
2,280.5
+3
11
18.5
–
Glenn »
598
2,143.6
+1
3
10.8
–
Santa Barbara »
9,223
2,078.5
+26
115
25.9
+1
Sutter »
1,733
1,807.6
+7
11
11.5
–
Orange »
53,909
1,703.7
+158
1,275
40.3
+7
Yuba »
1,183
1,567
+6
8
10.6
–
Ventura »
12,867
1,517.1
+80
152
17.9
–
Sonoma »
7,578
1,511.6
–
122
24.3
–
Sacramento »
22,755
1,506.9
+101
426
28.2
+6
Contra Costa »
16,973
1,497.7
+77
209
18.4
–
Solano »
6,475
1,476.5
+30
71
16.2
–
San Diego »
47,485
1,437.7
+305
792
24
+9
Yolo »
2,836
1,319.2
+8
55
25.6
–
San Mateo »
10,069
1,314.6
+79
150
19.6
–
Alameda »
21,458
1,305.5
+75
420
25.6
+8
San Francisco »
11,332
1,302.5
+57
106
12.2
+2
San Luis Obispo »
3,649
1,296.5
+20
31
11
–
Butte »
2,824
1,243.6
+15
45
19.8
–
Napa »
1,727
1,228.9
–
12
8.5
–
Mono »
167
1,178.2
–
2
14.1
–
Santa Clara »
21,457
1,116.3
+78
325
16.9
+3
Mendocino »
971
1,110.7
+7
19
21.7
–
Inyo »
190
1,050.6
+2
15
82.9
–
Placer »
3,617
951.6
+13
48
12.6
–
Tehama »
595
938.9
+11
5
7.9
–
Lake »
569
887
+3
11
17.1
–
Santa Cruz »
2,427
886.5
+4
12
4.4
–
Calaveras »
322
711.8
–
14
30.9
–
Amador »
259
684.7
+2
15
39.7
–
El Dorado »
1,158
620.4
+8
4
2.1
–
Nevada »
544
549
+1
7
7.1
–
Del Norte »
144
525.1
–
1
3.6
–
Shasta »
927
517.6
+33
20
11.2
–
Mariposa »
76
433.3
–
2
11.4
–
Tuolumne
229
424.6
+1
4
7.4
–
Siskiyou »
166
381.3
–
0
0
–
Humboldt »
515
379.3
+3
8
5.9
–
Modoc »
27
302.1
–
0
0
–
Plumas »
50
267.4
–
0
0
–
Sierra »
6
204.8
–
0
0
–
Alpine »
2
174.5
–
0
0
–
Trinity »
16
124.4
–
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 1,075 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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Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
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Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles
6,395
Pomona
5,585
South Gate
4,503
El Monte
4,402
Boyle Heights
4,303
Downey
4,189
Palmdale
4,188
Compton
4,089
North Hollywood
3,987
Glendale
3,818
Santa Clarita
3,552
Pacoima
3,529
Lancaster
3,499
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone
3,463
Lynwood
3,358
Sylmar
3,327
Norwalk
3,323
Van Nuys
3,061
Baldwin Park
3,059
Vernon Central
3,025
Huntington Park
2,982
Panorama City
2,982
West Covina
2,945
Inglewood
2,905
90805: Long Beach
2,866
Pasadena
2,599
Pico Rivera
2,452
Paramount
2,436
Wholesale District
2,416
Westlake
2,413
Bellflower
2,409
West Vernon
2,374
Florence-Firestone
2,344
Montebello
2,343
Whittier
2,281
Reseda
2,214
Central
2,192
Castaic
2,083
90813: Long Beach
2,073
South Park
2,051
Bell Gardens
1,990
Hawthorne
1,963
Watts
1,962
Melrose
1,953
San Pedro
1,951
Canoga Park
1,936
Vermont Vista
1,926
Carson
1,865
North Hills
1,856
South Whittier
1,828
Pico-Union
1,815
Wilmington
1,800
Sun Valley
1,695
Harvard Park
1,646
Bell
1,623
Burbank
1,604
Azusa
1,564
Athens-Westmont
1,551
La Puente
1,534
Century Palms/Cove
1,503
Arleta
1,477
Willowbrook
1,470
Maywood
1,452
Northridge
1,447
Torrance
1,447
Covina
1,440
90806: Long Beach
1,395
Exposition Park
1,345
Lakewood
1,314
Alhambra
1,277
Winnetka
1,272
Gardena
1,268
Glendora
1,268
El Sereno
1,256
Temple-Beaudry
1,252
Hollywood
1,226
Granada Hills
1,221
Koreatown
1,182
University Park
1,176
Wilshire Center
1,118
Highland Park
1,113
Cudahy
1,111
Sherman Oaks
1,095
Lincoln Heights
1,083
90810: Long Beach
1,080
Lake Balboa
1,064
Hacienda Heights
1,054
90804: Long Beach
1,026
Harbor Gateway
1,004
90802: Long Beach
993
West Whittier/Los Nietos
993
Monterey Park
977
San Fernando
951
Green Meadows
948
Woodland Hills
932
West Adams
900
Santa Monica
890
La Mirada
859
Rosemead
835
Downtown
830
Hyde Park
812
Mission Hills
809
South El Monte
804
Monrovia
762
Valinda
759
San Jose Hills
745
Altadena
727
Vermont Knolls
720
Walnut Park
719
Glassell Park
713
Lennox
706
Beverly Hills
700
East Rancho Dominguez
690
Rowland Heights
687
Chatsworth
685
Tarzana
683
90815: Long Beach
681
Eagle Rock
676
Valley Glen
673
Bassett
665
San Gabriel
648
Lawndale
642
East Hollywood
638
Silver Lake
624
Baldwin Hills
621
Encino
618
90807: Long Beach
613
Commerce
596
Cerritos
575
Duarte
574
West Hollywood
574
Santa Fe Springs
573
Harvard Heights
563
Redondo Beach
563
Lakeview Terrace
562
Mt. Washington
560
Diamond Bar
556
Palms
555
West Hills
547
San Dimas
541
Hawaiian Gardens
538
Valley Village
534
Temple City
532
Tujunga
523
Unincorporated - Azusa
517
Arcadia
511
Harbor City
507
West Los Angeles
505
Little Bangladesh
500
90808: Long Beach
481
La Verne
473
Sunland
464
Unincorporated - Covina
456
West Carson
448
Historic Filipinotown
444
90803: Long Beach
423
Westchester
422
West Puente Valley
399
Little Armenia
397
Westwood
395
Culver City
394
Claremont
390
Porter Ranch
387
Artesia
380
Alsace
377
Country Club Park
366
Manhattan Beach
365
Del Rey
358
Vermont Square
344
Northeast San Gabriel
342
Mar Vista
324
Leimert Park
319
Covina (Charter Oak)
317
Figueroa Park Square
314
Rancho Palos Verdes
312
Crenshaw District
306
Hollywood Hills
303
Cloverdale/Cochran
302
Avocado Heights
300
Venice
297
Brentwood
296
South Pasadena
285
Mid-city
282
Walnut
280
Signal Hill
278
Calabasas
275
Adams-Normandie
269
Elysian Valley
266
90814: Long Beach
261
Echo Park
258
Jefferson Park
256
Gramercy Place
253
Studio City
251
Athens Village
245
Atwater Village
241
Lomita
241
Lake Los Angeles
239
Hancock Park
236
Carthay
219
Victoria Park
218
Hermosa Beach
216
North Whittier
216
Los Feliz
212
La Crescenta-Montrose
205
Manchester Square
194
Crestview
193
La Canada Flintridge
185
Miracle Mile
183
Quartz Hill
182
South San Gabriel
175
Stevenson Ranch
170
Beverlywood
167
Sun Village
166
Agoura Hills
164
Thai Town
161
St Elmo Village
154
Unincorporated - Duarte
153
El Camino Village
148
View Park/Windsor Hills
144
Playa Vista
143
Canyon Country
139
Pacific Palisades
133
Cadillac-Corning
132
El Segundo
132
Wiseburn
129
Beverly Crest
128
South Carthay
125
Wellington Square
125
Chinatown
120
Century City
119
Reseda Ranch
118
Santa Monica Mountains
118
Longwood
117
Park La Brea
110
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez
110
Toluca Lake
107
Malibu
104
East La Mirada
102
Palos Verdes Estates
101
Ladera Heights
98
Elysian Park
97
Bel Air
95
Littlerock/Pearblossom
94
Little Tokyo
93
Unincorporated - Arcadia
93
East Whittier
92
San Marino
91
Unincorporated - South El Monte
90
Rancho Park
89
Littlerock
85
Lafayette Square
83
Cheviot Hills
82
East Pasadena
82
Exposition
81
Unincorporated - Monrovia
81
La Rambla
78
Sierra Madre
78
Val Verde
78
Del Aire
76
Angelino Heights
75
Rancho Dominguez
74
Acton
72
Marina del Rey
71
Unincorporated - Whittier
70
Irwindale
68
Shadow Hills
67
Unincorporated - Hawthorne
59
Sunrise Village
53
University Hills
53
Desert View Highlands
49
Valencia
46
View Heights
46
La Habra Heights
44
Unincorporated - West LA
44
White Fence Farms
44
Rolling Hills Estates
43
Kagel/Lopez Canyons
39
Reynier Village
39
Faircrest Heights
37
Marina Peninsula
37
Industry
36
Unincorporated - La Verne
34
Westlake Village
34
Rosewood
32
Regent Square
30
Rosewood/East Gardena
30
Palisades Highlands
29
Pellissier Village
29
Playa Del Rey
29
Agua Dulce
28
Saugus
28
Mandeville Canyon
27
Santa Catalina Island
25
Lake Manor
24
Pearblossom/Llano
24
Harbor Pines
23
Toluca Terrace
23
Unincorporated - Claremont
23
West Rancho Dominguez
22
Toluca Woods
21
Unincorporated - Palmdale
21
Del Sur
19
Leona Valley
19
North Lancaster
19
Unincorporated - Cerritos
18
Anaverde
16
Unincorporated - Pomona
16
Bradbury
14
Newhall
14
Southeast Antelope Valley
14
Unincorporated - Glendora
13
Vernon
13
Rolling Hills
12
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain
12
Roosevelt
11
San Pasqual
10
Bouquet Canyon
9
Littlerock/Juniper Hills
9
Westhills
9
Hi Vista
8
Hidden Hills
8
Westfield/Academy Hills
8
Elizabeth Lake
7
Sand Canyon
7
Sycamore Square
7
Avalon
6
South Antelope Valley
6
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest
6
Unincorporated - El Monte
6
West Antelope Valley
5
East Covina
4
Lake Hughes
4
Unincorporated - Bradbury
4
Brookside
3
Llano
3
Padua Hills
3
Palos Verdes Peninsula
3
Saugus/Canyon Country
3
Unincorporated - Del Rey
3
Whittier Narrows
3
Angeles National Forest
2
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights
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 2,369 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of -13% from two weeks ago.
ConfirmedSuspectedBoth
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.02,0004,0006,0008,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County
ICU
Other
Total
Los Angeles »
197
533
730
San Diego »
70
117
187
Orange »
45
128
173
San Bernardino »
45
120
165
Riverside »
40
79
119
Sacramento »
31
88
119
Santa Clara »
28
65
93
Alameda »
27
57
84
Fresno »
22
58
80
Kern »
14
56
70
San Francisco »
15
49
64
Stanislaus »
21
37
58
Ventura »
17
29
46
Tulare »
8
31
39
San Joaquin »
14
21
35
Contra Costa »
10
21
31
Monterey »
8
19
27
Imperial »
8
18
26
San Mateo »
8
18
26
Santa Cruz »
6
14
20
Santa Barbara »
5
13
18
Placer »
5
12
17
Kings »
2
13
15
Sonoma »
6
9
15
Solano »
2
12
14
Yuba »
1
12
13
Merced »
5
6
11
Madera »
2
8
10
Butte »
3
6
9
Shasta »
1
7
8
Marin »
4
3
7
Yolo »
4
2
6
Napa »
3
3
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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
AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000State changestracking methodState changestracking method2,779Sept. 30
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 116,999 tests have been conducted each day.
New tests by day
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.050,000100,000150,000200,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
California Department of Public Health
In the last seven days, about 2.8% of the 818,994 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.0%2%4%6%8%10%2.8%Oct. 1
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 891 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 3.4 times more likely to test positive than white people.
Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneJulyAug.Sept.05001,0001,5002,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino2,250 casesper 100,000Latino2,250 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
7,548
48.4%
36.3%
White
4,681
30.0%
38.8%
Asian
1,904
12.2%
16.5%
Black
1,192
7.6%
6.1%
Note: There are 147 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 coronavirus outbreak. Residents and staff have accounted for 7% the state's COVID-19 cases, but 36% of its deaths.
CasesDeaths
Deaths at nursing homes vs. elsewhere
JuneJulyAug.Sept.02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,000
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 7,230,293 coronavirus cases and 206,873 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 41,788 new cases and 718 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
MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.020,00040,00060,00080,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Cases
Per 100k
New cases
FewerMore
California
819,429
2,093.1
Mar 1Sep 30
Texas
773,019
2,772.1
Florida
706,516
3,430
New York
458,649
2,337.8
Georgia
318,026
3,088.4
Illinois
295,720
2,306.4
Arizona
218,507
3,145.5
North Carolina
211,597
2,083.5
New Jersey
205,275
2,311.2
Tennessee
196,139
2,949
Louisiana
166,033
3,560.2
Pennsylvania
164,099
1,282.9
Alabama
154,701
3,180.1
Ohio
153,987
1,322.7
Virginia
148,092
1,760.1
South Carolina
147,942
2,985.2
Michigan
138,014
1,386
Massachusetts
132,116
1,934.3
Missouri
126,715
2,080.7
Maryland
124,725
2,077.6
Wisconsin
122,274
2,116.1
Indiana
120,019
1,808.2
Minnesota
99,134
1,793.5
Mississippi
98,190
3,285.3
Iowa
89,247
2,849.1
Washington
87,522
1,199.9
Oklahoma
87,199
2,225.5
Arkansas
83,697
2,798.6
Nevada
79,980
2,736.4
Utah
73,042
2,398.5
Colorado
70,515
1,274.9
Kentucky
68,840
1,550.4
Kansas
59,040
2,029.7
Connecticut
57,550
1,606.9
Puerto Rico
48,755
1,439.5
Nebraska
45,564
2,392.1
Idaho
42,048
2,491.3
Oregon
33,509
820.9
New Mexico
29,435
1,406.7
Rhode Island
24,748
2,342.2
South Dakota
22,389
2,590.5
North Dakota
21,846
2,904.3
Delaware
20,613
2,170.9
West Virginia
15,850
866.6
District of Columbia
15,326
2,239
Montana
13,071
1,254.7
Hawaii
12,410
872.7
New Hampshire
8,266
615.2
Alaska
7,824
1,059.4
Wyoming
5,948
1,022.3
Maine
5,389
404.3
Vermont
1,752
280.3
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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
MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.05001,0001,5002,0002,500
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State
Deaths
Per 100k
New deaths
FewerMore
New York
33,153
169
Mar 1Sep 30
New Jersey
16,122
181.5
Texas
16,016
57.4
California
15,900
40.6
Florida
14,317
69.5
Massachusetts
9,456
138.4
Illinois
8,916
69.5
Pennsylvania
8,130
63.6
Michigan
7,083
71.1
Georgia
7,021
68.2
Arizona
5,650
81.3
Louisiana
5,511
118.2
Ohio
4,804
41.3
Connecticut
4,508
125.9
Maryland
3,949
65.8
Indiana
3,632
54.7
North Carolina
3,532
34.8
South Carolina
3,378
68.2
Virginia
3,205
38.1
Mississippi
2,969
99.3
Alabama
2,540
52.2
Tennessee
2,454
36.9
Washington
2,126
29.1
Minnesota
2,089
37.8
Missouri
2,069
34
Colorado
2,051
37.1
Nevada
1,600
54.7
Arkansas
1,369
45.8
Iowa
1,358
43.4
Wisconsin
1,327
23
Kentucky
1,174
26.4
Rhode Island
1,114
105.4
Oklahoma
1,031
26.3
New Mexico
877
41.9
Kansas
669
23
Puerto Rico
661
19.5
Delaware
636
67
District of Columbia
627
91.6
Oregon
559
13.7
Nebraska
478
25.1
Idaho
469
27.8
Utah
459
15.1
New Hampshire
439
32.7
West Virginia
355
19.4
North Dakota
246
32.7
South Dakota
223
25.8
Montana
180
17.3
Maine
141
10.6
Hawaii
136
9.6
Vermont
58
9.3
Alaska
56
7.6
Wyoming
50
8.6
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Tracking the coronavirus
California counties
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Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
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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
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Unemployment and economic fallout
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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 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.
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
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/