California COVID Cases Increase To 184,715 Deaths To 5,564

The latest trends

The number of cases in California is now on pace to double every 29.3 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.

Coronavirus can infect people so rapidly that government officials have issued shutdown orders aimed at slowing the growth of new cases and flattening this line.

The rate varies from county to county, but most areas are still reporting new cases every day.

The chart below is adjusted to show how quickly new cases are being confirmed in each county. A good sign is when a line flattens, which indicates that transmission is slowing in that area.

Cases by county and city

While initial outbreaks were centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, most new cases and deaths are now concentrated in Southern California.

Officials are watching the latest figures as they weigh when and how to reopen. One metric is whether counties have kept new cases over the last 14 days to less than 25 per 100,000 residents. Currently, 22 of 58 counties pass the test.

Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 916 places as released by county health departments.

Hospitals and patients

One goal of the state's stay-at-home mandate is to slow the virus in hope of preventing hospitals from being overrun. To keep tabs on capacity, the state health department tracks hospitalizations of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients.

In order to reopen, counties must show that hospitalizations have stabilized. The governor's benchmarks require daily increases averaging less 5% over a seven-day period. Counties can also pass by never recording more than 20 hospitalizations on any single day over a 14-day period.

Currently, 53 of the state's 58 counties pass the test.

Healthcare workers have been hit hard by the virus. Statewide, 13,476 have tested positive as of Monday, accounting for 8% of total infections. A total of 83 healthcare workers have died, about 1.5% of the state’s deaths.

Testing

After a fitful start, Gov. Newsom has promised to dramatically increase coronavirus testing in the state. The governor’s goal is to reach at least 60,000 tests per day. Over the last week, an average of 77,643 tests have been conducted each day.

As tests have become more widely available, a smaller share are coming back positive. That’s because more people without symptoms have been able to get tested, skewing the trend downward.

In the last seven days, about 4.9% of the 543,504 tests conducted have returned a positive result.

Demographics

While Californians of all ages have tested positive for COVID-19, deaths attributed to the virus have tilted heavily toward the elderly.

Nursing homes

Nursing homes are a tragic focal point of the coronavirus outbreak. At least 2,786 residents have died from COVID-19, 51% of the statewide total.

California's Department of Public Health is currently listing 795 skilled nursing and 112 assisted-living facilities across the state with COVID-19 outbreaks.

The state last updated the list on June 22. Officials have withheld the precise number where there are 10 or fewer cases. The totals are cumulative counts.

Newsom's roadmap for reopening

Our state in context

The coronavirus has hit most of the U.S., with the largest concentrations in and around New York City. California, America's most populous state, has one of the highest totals. It ranks much lower after adjusting for population.

The chart below is adjusted to show how quickly new cases are being confirmed in each state. A good sign is when a line flattens, which indicates that transmission is slowing in that area.

No state has had more deaths than New York, though its pace has declined in recent weeks.