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California COVID Cases Increase To 906,106 Deaths To 17,357


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By Los Angeles Times Staff

Updated 

906,106
confirmed cases
+2,286 on Sunday
17,357
deaths
+14 on Sunday

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

California counties +Other trackers +More coverage +

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 134.7 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.

Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000Stay athome orderStay athome orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits906,106Oct. 25
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 4,402 new cases and 55.7 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.

Counties ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
187.8 cases per 100k in last 7 days187.8 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
160.9160.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
136.9136.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
1121127-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
103.8103.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
100.1100.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
96.696.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
95.695.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
93.593.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
82.982.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Oct. 26
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
Confirmed cases1901k1.6k2.4k3.1k5.5k7k

 Hover for more information.

Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County Cases Per 100k Sunday Deaths Per 100k Sunday
Imperial » 12,700 7,047.1 336 186.4
Kings » 8,207 5,468.6 83 55.3
Kern » 33,881 3,836.8 +68 416 47.1
Tulare » 17,495 3,799.3 286 62.1
Merced » 9,465 3,517.6 155 57.6
Stanislaus » 17,629 3,268.9 +57 396 73.4
Madera » 4,981 3,213.3 74 47.7
Fresno » 30,731 3,141.8 +141 436 44.6
Los Angeles » 299,760 2,968.5 +753 6,993 69.3 +4
San Joaquin » 21,630 2,954.1 489 66.8
 

Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,109 places as released by county health departments.

Confirmed cases

 
100
 
1,000
 
10,000
Counties that do not report cases by locality
The following counties currently do not report cases by locality: Alpine, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, San Benito, Sierra, Tehama and Tuolumne
Area Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles 7,000
Pomona 6,137
Palmdale 5,023
South Gate 4,907
El Monte 4,842
Boyle Heights 4,671
Downey 4,574
North Hollywood 4,571
Glendale 4,462
Compton 4,430

 

 

 

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 2,254 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 2% from two weeks ago.

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 » 221 546 767
San Bernardino » 38 165 203
San Diego » 67 99 166
Riverside » 34 117 151
Orange » 55 95 150
Fresno » 22 74 96
Sacramento » 15 76 91
Santa Clara » 17 67 84
Alameda » 14 40 54
Kern » 20 33 53

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 method2,615Oct. 24
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 121,781 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 3.3% of the 852,468 tests conducted have returned a positive result.

Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.0%2%4%6%8%10%3.3%Oct. 24
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 839 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.05001,0001,5002,0002,500AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino2,499 casesper 100,000Latino2,499 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
 
 
0%20%40%60%80%BlackAsianWhiteLatino
Race Deaths Deaths Pct. Population Pct.
Latino 8,295 48.6% 36.3%
White 5,137 30.1% 38.8%
Asian 2,092 12.3% 16.5%
Black 1,277 7.5% 6.1%
Note: There are 157 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 34% of its deaths.

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 8,569,586 coronavirus cases and 224,794 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 66,904 new cases and 803 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 903,820 2,308.7
Mar 1Oct 24
Texas 888,362 3,185.8
 
Florida 776,251 3,768.5
 
New York 493,832 2,517.2
 
Illinois 374,901 2,924
 
Georgia 349,605 3,395.1
 
North Carolina 258,292 2,543.3
 
Tennessee 244,087 3,669.9
 
Arizona 236,772 3,408.4
 
New Jersey 227,339 2,559.6
 

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 33,418 170.3
Mar 1Oct 24
Texas 17,915 64.2
 
California 17,343 44.3
 
Florida 16,417 79.7
 
New Jersey 16,281 183.3
 
Massachusetts 9,839 144.1
 
Illinois 9,751 76.1
 
Pennsylvania 8,636 67.5
 
Georgia 7,808 75.8
 
Michigan 7,522 75.5
 
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