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By Los Angeles Times Staff

Updated 

2,195,960
confirmed cases
+66,811 on Monday
24,545
deaths
+257 on Monday

To better understand the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times is conducting an independent, continual survey of dozens of local health agencies across the state.

What we know

  • The holiday drove down new case counts. Many local health departments closed for Christmas. Tallies over the holiday weekend are not fully representative.
  • Stay-at-home orders have returned. Most of the state, including Los Angeles County, is currently under stricter rules.
  • New cases have been surging. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 38,130 cases per day, a 16.1% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 11.3% of tests this past week have come back positive.
  • Deaths are on the rise. The state has averaged 231 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 41.2% from two weeks ago.
  • Hospitalizations have never been higher. Statewide, there are 19,766 people hospitalized with a confirmed case, 45% more than two weeks ago. Among those patients, 4,228 are in intensive care.
  • Disparities in age and race persist. Roughly 74% of the dead were 65 or older. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 2.6 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 40.5 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.

Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits2,195,960Dec. 28
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 38,130 new cases and 231 new deaths per day. Experts say the true number of people infected is unknown and likely much higher than official tallies.

New cases by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.01002003004007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Seven-day averages offer a more stable view of the trend than daily totals. On the cases chart, gray bars mark 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 regions and counties to determine when and how businesses reopen.

The government doesn‘t release enough data to replicate its analysis, but the rate of new cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days provides insight into where the virus is spreading.

Regions ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1. Southern California
838.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days838.3 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
2. San Joaquin Valley
682.3682.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
3. Greater Sacramento
390.4390.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
4. Bay Area
385.6385.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
5. Northern California
296.6296.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29

After adjusting for population, the virus is now categorized as widespread in 55 the state's 58 counties, which results in stricter rules being put into place. Together they are home to 99% of California residents.

Counties ranked by new cases per 100,000 residents
1,465.4 cases per 100k in last 7 days1,465.4 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
1,009.31,009.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
983.8983.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
977.1977.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
835.5835.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
827.4827.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
7867867-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
774.1774.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
732.8732.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
7257257-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
708.2708.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
677.3677.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
677.1677.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
6586587-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
653.7653.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
633.4633.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
609.8609.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
609.8609.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
596.1596.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
5705707-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
539.3539.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
538.2538.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
536.4536.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
523.1523.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
509.9509.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
507.3507.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
482.5482.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
458.7458.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
435.5435.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
416.2416.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
400.6400.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
398.3398.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
389.8389.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
387.6387.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
368.7368.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
347.3347.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
338.6338.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
330.3330.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
329.1329.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
327.1327.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
311.4311.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
290.9290.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
280.3280.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
261.5261.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
225.8225.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
208.6208.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
204.2204.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
193.8193.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
193.3193.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
185.6185.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
185.6185.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
136.5136.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
119.4119.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
108.3108.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
102.6102.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
70.770.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
54.454.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
007-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 29
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 cases1.2k2.5k3.9k5.6k7k10.5k14.7k

 Hover for more information.

Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County Cases Per 100k Monday Deaths Per 100k Monday
Lassen » 4,573 14,664.1 +393 8 25.7
Imperial » 21,887 12,144.9 +646 406 225.3
Kings » 15,767 10,506.1 +143 110 73.3
San Bernardino » 184,954 8,661.3 +2,633 1,437 67.3
Kern » 66,526 7,533.6 +1,716 502 56.8 +16
Riverside » 174,477 7,320.9 +16,367 1,870 78.5 +41
Los Angeles » 734,860 7,277.2 +14,900 9,564 94.7 +79
Merced » 18,843 7,002.9 +1,058 248 92.2 +16
Tulare » 32,109 6,973 +1,687 386 83.8 +13
Sutter » 6,290 6,560.8 +253 49 51.1 +3
Fresno » 63,811 6,523.8 +1,560 646 66
Madera » 10,015 6,460.7 +710 116 74.8
Amador » 2,394 6,328.5 +35 23 60.8
Mono » 891 6,286.2 +34 4 28.2
Stanislaus » 33,623 6,234.6 +475 586 108.7 +8
Monterey » 26,723 6,168.6 +1,203 189 43.6 +3
San Joaquin » 43,930 5,999.6 +2,826 625 85.4 +7
Colusa » 1,264 5,888.9 +50 8 37.3
San Benito » 3,431 5,774.5 +37 28 47.1 +2
Alpine » 64 5,574.9 0 0
Tuolumne » 2,827 5,241.8 +19 21 38.9
Yuba » 3,805 5,040.2 +177 18 23.8 +1
Glenn » 1,336 4,789 14 50.2
Tehama » 3,017 4,760.7 34 53.7
Orange » 149,607 4,728.1 +2,144 1,846 58.3
San Diego » 147,530 4,466.8 +1,751 1,404 42.5 +2
Shasta » 7,792 4,351 +225 70 39.1
Ventura » 36,579 4,313 +3,178 244 28.8 +11
Solano » 18,518 4,222.7 +1,188 95 21.7
Sacramento » 63,131 4,180.8 +3,361 827 54.8 +18
Napa » 5,487 3,904.5 +396 26 18.5
Sonoma » 18,649 3,720 +110 182 36.3
Santa Barbara » 16,476 3,713 +211 153 34.5
Marin » 9,616 3,694.3 +47 138 53
Yolo » 7,810 3,632.9 +17 109 50.7
Modoc » 313 3,501.9 +6 0 0
Santa Clara » 66,270 3,447.6 +1,296 652 33.9
Contra Costa » 39,029 3,444 +471 323 28.5 +2
Placer » 13,055 3,434.8 +793 125 32.9 +5
San Luis Obispo » 9,539 3,389.2 +68 70 24.9 +3
Inyo » 611 3,378.5 +36 20 110.6
Butte » 7,051 3,105.1 +467 88 38.8 +5
San Mateo » 23,681 3,091.8 +1,440 212 27.7
Alameda » 49,796 3,029.5 +888 625 38
Santa Cruz » 8,202 2,996 +850 83 30.3 +7
El Dorado » 5,509 2,951.3 +414 18 9.6 +5
Lake » 1,791 2,792 +103 23 35.9
Mendocino » 2,425 2,773.9 +19 26 29.7
Del Norte » 729 2,658.3 +34 2 7.3
San Francisco » 22,323 2,565.7 +155 182 20.9
Siskiyou » 1,111 2,551.7 +35 9 20.7 +1
Nevada » 2,519 2,542.1 +104 49 49.4 +5
Plumas » 463 2,476.1 +8 3 16 +1
Trinity » 269 2,091.4 +4 3 23.3 +1
Calaveras » 754 1,666.9 22 48.6
Sierra » 38 1,296.9 +4 0 0
Mariposa » 223 1,271.4 +3 4 22.8
Humboldt » 1,647 1,213.1 +63 20 14.7 +2
 

Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,342 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, Mariposa, Modoc, San Benito, Tehama and Tuolumne
Area Confirmed cases
East Los Angeles 16,258
Pomona 15,737
Palmdale 14,596
Lancaster 13,195
North Hollywood 11,987
South Gate 11,404
Santa Clarita 11,282
Boyle Heights 11,028
Downey 11,020
El Monte 10,768
Glendale 10,681
Pacoima 10,561
Compton 10,230
Norwalk 9,464
Sylmar 9,453
Van Nuys 8,992
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone 8,629
Lynwood 8,280
Panorama City 8,187
Baldwin Park 7,920
West Covina 7,784
Inglewood 7,706
90805: Long Beach 7,281
Huntington Park 7,122
Pico Rivera 7,078
Vernon Central 6,958
Whittier 6,839
Reseda 6,768
Montebello 6,469
Pasadena 6,429
Bellflower 6,420
West Vernon 6,192
Paramount 6,191
Florence-Firestone 5,947
Hawthorne 5,642
North Hills 5,535
Sun Valley 5,378
Canoga Park 5,362
South Whittier 5,260
Bell Gardens 5,251
Carson 5,103
Burbank 4,866
Westlake 4,862
Central 4,820
Wilmington 4,816
Melrose 4,763
South Park 4,747
Watts 4,641
Vermont Vista 4,574
90813: Long Beach 4,474
Wholesale District 4,372
Harvard Park 4,319
Pico-Union 4,272
Northridge 4,239
La Puente 4,231
Arleta 4,167
San Pedro 4,129
Bell 4,117
Covina 3,918
Lakewood 3,916
Azusa 3,906
Winnetka 3,899
Alhambra 3,860
El Sereno 3,820
Century Palms/Cove 3,787
Torrance 3,729
Granada Hills 3,722
Athens-Westmont 3,715
Exposition Park 3,705
Willowbrook 3,665
Gardena 3,533
Highland Park 3,427
Maywood 3,354
90806: Long Beach 3,295
Sherman Oaks 3,253
Hollywood 3,176
Lake Balboa 3,146
Lincoln Heights 3,142
Hacienda Heights 3,084
Temple-Beaudry 3,040
Wilshire Center 3,009
Koreatown 3,007
San Fernando 3,005
Cudahy 2,934
Castaic 2,876
Glendora 2,868
Monterey Park 2,736
West Whittier/Los Nietos 2,736
Harbor Gateway 2,735
Rosemead 2,703
Woodland Hills 2,656
90810: Long Beach 2,644
Santa Monica 2,619
Mission Hills 2,588
La Mirada 2,550
90804: Long Beach 2,503
West Adams 2,341
Green Meadows 2,325
Downtown 2,307
90802: Long Beach 2,261
Valinda 2,258
Valley Glen 2,227
University Park 2,213
San Jose Hills 2,208
South El Monte 2,152
Eagle Rock 2,138
Chatsworth 2,088
Rowland Heights 2,079
Hyde Park 2,062
Lennox 1,965
Encino 1,962
Lawndale 1,939
Altadena 1,915
Glassell Park 1,915
Tarzana 1,905
Silver Lake 1,881
Monrovia 1,876
East Hollywood 1,860
Walnut Park 1,826
Diamond Bar 1,820
San Gabriel 1,805
San Dimas 1,792
Vermont Knolls 1,772
East Rancho Dominguez 1,715
Mt. Washington 1,700
Santa Fe Springs 1,678
West Hills 1,663
Bassett 1,610
La Verne 1,607
Cerritos 1,606
Baldwin Hills 1,603
Commerce 1,595
90815: Long Beach 1,592
Beverly Hills 1,554
90807: Long Beach 1,527
Redondo Beach 1,495
Harvard Heights 1,485
Arcadia 1,477
Tujunga 1,475
Little Bangladesh 1,462
Unincorporated - Azusa 1,449
Lakeview Terrace 1,418
Temple City 1,410
90808: Long Beach 1,396
Unincorporated - Covina 1,395
Porter Ranch 1,381
West Hollywood 1,368
Palms 1,364
Hawaiian Gardens 1,346
West Los Angeles 1,342
Duarte 1,337
Harbor City 1,333
Claremont 1,325
Westwood 1,292
Sunland 1,282
Historic Filipinotown 1,248
Westchester 1,244
Valley Village 1,216
Del Rey 1,194
Culver City 1,186
Artesia 1,154
West Carson 1,147
90803: Long Beach 1,092
West Puente Valley 1,088
Mar Vista 1,040
Walnut 1,001
Northeast San Gabriel 981
Venice 947
Cloverdale/Cochran 935
Alsace 931
Lake Los Angeles 928
Covina (Charter Oak) 914
Leimert Park 907
Hollywood Hills 902
Country Club Park 900
Vermont Square 874
Crenshaw District 868
Brentwood 854
Figueroa Park Square 847
Studio City 795
Echo Park 789
South Pasadena 781
90814: Long Beach 755
Elysian Valley 744
Manhattan Beach 742
Atwater Village 740
Rancho Palos Verdes 735
Gramercy Place 729
Adams-Normandie 711
Jefferson Park 710
Athens Village 702
Avocado Heights 698
Quartz Hill 696
Mid-city 694
Little Armenia 692
Lomita 691
North Whittier 677
Calabasas 668
Signal Hill 668
Victoria Park 626
Los Feliz 610
Hancock Park 593
Stevenson Ranch 583
Carthay 579
Crestview 576
Hermosa Beach 562
Agoura Hills 556
La Crescenta-Montrose 556
Unincorporated - Duarte 551
South San Gabriel 549
Sun Village 526
Manchester Square 525
Miracle Mile 523
Beverlywood 496
Thai Town 482
Canyon Country 471
El Camino Village 449
Chinatown 445
La Canada Flintridge 435
Pacific Palisades 435
Cadillac-Corning 413
View Park/Windsor Hills 408
South Carthay 400
Beverly Crest 380
St Elmo Village 376
Reseda Ranch 365
El Segundo 360
Longwood 353
Century City 334
Park La Brea 333
Wellington Square 331
Playa Vista 322
Lafayette Square 312
Unincorporated - Arcadia 305
Elysian Park 303
Wiseburn 303
Littlerock 296
East La Mirada 295
Littlerock/Pearblossom 295
Toluca Lake 291
Santa Monica Mountains 285
Sierra Madre 282
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez 277
East Whittier 266
Acton 253
Cheviot Hills 241
Little Tokyo 240
Rancho Dominguez 231
Ladera Heights 227
San Marino 223
Shadow Hills 222
Exposition 219
Bel Air 218
Desert View Highlands 215
Unincorporated - South El Monte 215
Palos Verdes Estates 214
Unincorporated - Monrovia 214
Malibu 211
Marina del Rey 205
Rancho Park 201
Unincorporated - Whittier 190
Unincorporated - Hawthorne 188
Del Aire 178
Val Verde 174
Angelino Heights 171
Irwindale 170
White Fence Farms 160
University Hills 150
Reynier Village 149
East Pasadena 141
La Rambla 140
Rolling Hills Estates 138
Sunrise Village 135
Unincorporated - West LA 129
View Heights 128
Agua Dulce 126
Regent Square 122
Kagel/Lopez Canyons 119
Faircrest Heights 115
Industry 102
Harbor Pines 101
Unincorporated - La Verne 97
Valencia 96
Del Sur 95
Pellissier Village 94
Anaverde 93
West Rancho Dominguez 93
Rosewood/East Gardena 92
Santa Catalina Island 90
Marina Peninsula 89
La Habra Heights 88
North Lancaster 85
Palisades Highlands 84
Saugus 81
Rosewood 79
Mandeville Canyon 76
Westlake Village 74
Lake Manor 72
Toluca Terrace 69
Toluca Woods 69
Littlerock/Juniper Hills 68
Leona Valley 67
Playa Del Rey 61
Pearblossom/Llano 60
Unincorporated - Palmdale 57
Vernon 57
Newhall 52
Southeast Antelope Valley 52
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain 51
Roosevelt 50
Unincorporated - Cerritos 44
Unincorporated - Glendora 44
Unincorporated - Pomona 42
Elizabeth Lake 39
Hidden Hills 37
Unincorporated - Claremont 33
Bradbury 32
Westhills 29
Hi Vista 26
Saugus/Canyon Country 26
Llano 24
Bouquet Canyon 23
Rolling Hills 23
San Pasqual 23
East Covina 21
Lake Hughes 21
Sycamore Square 20
West Antelope Valley 19
Palos Verdes Peninsula 18
Westfield/Academy Hills 18
90822: Long Beach 16
90840: Long Beach 16
Unincorporated - Del Rey 16
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest 15
Brookside 13
South Antelope Valley 13
Unincorporated - El Monte 13
Unincorporated - Bradbury 12
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights 11
East Lancaster 9
Sand Canyon 9
Whittier Narrows 8
Avalon 6
Padua Hills 6
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon 5
Angeles National Forest 4
Franklin Canyon 1
West Chatsworth 1

 

 

 

Hospitals and patients

Stay-at-home orders aim to slow the virus in hope of preventing hospitals from being overrun. To keep tabs on available beds, officials watch out for rapid increases in the number of patients.

There are now 19,766 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 45% from two weeks ago.

Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,000
California Department of Public Health
Confirmed patients
County ICU Other Total
Los Angeles » 1,449 5,732 7,181
Orange » 453 1,578 2,031
San Bernardino » 343 1,312 1,655
San Diego » 394 1,087 1,481
Riverside » 282 1,085 1,367
Santa Clara » 155 506 661
Fresno » 138 487 625
Sacramento » 94 369 463
Alameda » 115 303 418
Kern » 73 302 375
Stanislaus » 62 290 352
Ventura » 74 267 341
San Joaquin » 76 251 327
Contra Costa » 63 194 257
Tulare » 22 193 215
Placer » 26 175 201
Imperial » 42 148 190
Monterey » 37 142 179
San Francisco » 46 133 179
San Mateo » 34 118 152
Solano » 36 100 136
Santa Barbara » 33 94 127
Kings » 9 81 90
Butte » 17 67 84
Sonoma » 20 54 74
Santa Cruz » 17 53 70
Yuba » 14 54 68
San Luis Obispo » 13 43 56
Merced » 12 42 54
Shasta » 6 40 46
Madera » 8 37 45
Yolo » 13 16 29
El Dorado » 9 19 28
Napa » 9 15 24
Marin » 8 16 24
Tehama » 2 20 22
Nevada » 5 14 19
San Benito » 4 12 16
Glenn » 0 16 16
Colusa » 0 14 14
Mendocino » 4 8 12
Inyo » 0 11 11
Amador » 3 6 9
Lake » 3 5 8
Tuolumne » 1 6 7
Humboldt » 1 5 6
Lassen » 0 5 5
Siskiyou » 1 4 5
Del Norte » 1 2 3
Calaveras » 1 2 3
Plumas » 0 2 2
Mono » 0 1 1
Modoc » 0 1 1
Mariposa » 0 1 1
Sutter » 0 0 0
Trinity » 0 0 0

Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. The latest data show that there are 1,385 available statewide.

Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,385Dec. 27
California Department of Public Health

Officials have organized the state’s counties into five regions. If a region’s available percentage of intensive-care beds falls below 15%, a stay-at-home order is issued. The number is adjusted to ensure that some beds remain open for patients who don’t have COVID-19. Three regions currently fail.

Available ICU beds by region
01530Dec.3Dec.28Bay AreaBay Area9.5%9.5%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento16.6%16.6%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California29.3%29.3%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California0.0%0.0%

Vaccines

California officials have begun to distribute the state’s first batch of coronavirus vaccine. The initial shipments are expected to add up to about 1.2 million doses and are being administered to healthcare workers who face the greatest exposure to the virus and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes.

The state has yet to release figures on how many people have been vaccinated so far. Officials are still drafting a plan on how to roll out the shot beyond the initial group. It is unclear when essential workers and other Californians will have access.

Phase 1

Healthcare workers and long-term care residents

Doctors and nurses on the front lines are now receiving shots. Other healthcare workers and nursing homes come next in this step.

 

Phase 2

Essential workers

Emergency personnel, teachers and farmworkers are expected to be next in line. There is no start date. Who else will qualify is undecided.

 

Phase 3

Everyone else

It’s unclear how long the rest of California’s nearly 40 million residents may wait. Experts say shots may be readily available by late spring or summer.

Testing

After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 338,647 tests have been conducted each day.

New tests by day
MayJulySept.Nov.0100,000200,000300,000400,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
California Department of Public Health

In the last seven days, about 11.3% of the 2,370,526 tests conducted have returned a positive result.

Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%15%11.3%Dec. 27
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 1508 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 2.6 times more likely to test positive than white people.

Cumulative cases by race per 100,000 people
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino5,523 casesper 100,000Latino5,523 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 11,321 47.4% 36.3%
White 7,494 31.4% 38.8%
Asian 2,882 12.0% 16.5%
Black 1,661 7.0% 6.1%
Note: There are 298 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 5% the state's coronavirus cases, but 35% of its deaths.

Deaths at nursing homes vs. elsewhere
JuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,000
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.

State prisons

 

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has faced criticism around its handling of recent surge in cases across its 35 facilities in the state.

 

Cumulative cases
AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00038,198Dec. 28
The data do not include tallies from federal prisons, immigration detention facilities or local jails.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Track outbreaks in California state prisons

Follow the data and look up latest outbreaks among inmates and state employees by facility.

California in context

To date, the United States has recorded 19,095,967 coronavirus cases and 332,975 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 182,614 new cases and 2,208 deaths per day.

While California — America’s most populous state — has the nation’s top case counts, 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.Nov.050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State Cases Per 100k Last 14 days Per 100k New cases
FewerMore
California 2,129,149 5,438.6 555,586 1,419.2
Mar 1Dec 27
Texas 1,690,986 6,064.1 209,087 749.8
 
New York 922,145 4,700.4 147,378 751.2
 
Florida 1,271,979 6,175.2 146,048 709
 
Pennsylvania 613,272 4,794.5 118,173 923.9
 
Tennessee 564,080 8,481 109,775 1,650.5
 
Ohio 670,525 5,759.6 107,798 926
 
Georgia 632,299 6,140.3 89,461 868.8
 
Illinois 937,909 7,315.1 89,005 694.2
 
Arizona 494,337 7,116.2 85,895 1,236.5
 
North Carolina 516,828 5,089.1 80,233 790
 
Indiana 493,841 7,440.2 68,407 1,030.6
 
Massachusetts 352,736 5,164.4 62,158 910
 
New Jersey 461,221 5,192.9 60,571 682
 
Virginia 333,576 3,964.6 51,667 614.1
 
Michigan 516,326 5,185.3 51,167 513.9
 
Alabama 345,628 7,104.8 49,997 1,027.8
 
South Carolina 296,179 5,976.3 43,973 887.3
 
Oklahoma 279,139 7,124.3 41,471 1,058.4
 
Wisconsin 508,580 8,801.4 39,624 685.7
 
Missouri 391,946 6,435.8 38,768 636.6
 
Colorado 325,018 5,876.1 36,825 665.8
 
Kentucky 257,062 5,789.4 33,959 764.8
 
Maryland 267,198 4,450.8 32,551 542.2
 
Louisiana 299,722 6,426.8 31,109 667.1
 
Utah 264,874 8,697.7 30,970 1,017
 
Nevada 217,509 7,441.7 30,676 1,049.5
 
Minnesota 409,061 7,400.7 30,238 547.1
 
Arkansas 214,877 7,184.9 29,175 975.5
 
Mississippi 206,388 6,905.5 26,941 901.4
 
Connecticut 172,743 4,823.2 25,982 725.4
 
Washington 236,719 3,245.2 25,910 355.2
 
Kansas 212,989 7,322.3 24,529 843.3
 
Iowa 275,299 8,788.5 19,050 608.1
 
New Mexico 137,968 6,593.7 18,168 868.3
 
West Virginia 80,710 4,412.7 17,493 956.4
 
Oregon 109,725 2,688.1 15,872 388.8
 
Idaho 136,215 8,070.5 15,036 890.9
 
Nebraska 161,974 8,503.6 13,113 688.4
 
Rhode Island 82,066 7,766.9 11,248 1,064.5
 
Puerto Rico 73,227 2,162 10,796 318.8
 
New Hampshire 40,809 3,037.2 9,853 733.3
 
Delaware 55,057 5,798.6 9,597 1,010.7
 
Montana 79,780 7,658.4 6,477 621.8
 
South Dakota 97,390 11,268.2 6,352 734.9
 
Maine 21,880 1,641.6 5,957 446.9
 
Alaska 45,781 6,199.1 4,638 628
 
Wyoming 43,200 7,424.8 3,840 660
 
North Dakota 91,464 12,159.5 3,593 477.7
 
District of Columbia 28,202 4,120.1 3,328 486.2
 
Hawaii 21,350 1,501.4 1,762 123.9
 
Vermont 7,029 1,124.7 1,276 204.2
 

The same is true for deaths. So far, California has accounted for 7% 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.Nov.01,0002,0003,0004,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State Deaths Per 100k Last 14 days Per 100k New deaths
FewerMore
California 24,288 62 3,244 8.3
Mar 1Dec 27
Texas 26,966 96.7 2,566 9.2
 
Pennsylvania 14,969 117 2,479 19.4
 
Illinois 17,336 135.2 1,997 15.6
 
New York 37,411 190.7 1,791 9.1
 
Michigan 12,690 127.4 1,495 15
 
Florida 21,212 103 1,346 6.5
 
Arizona 8,427 121.3 1,070 15.4
 
Tennessee 6,512 97.9 1,050 15.8
 
Indiana 7,843 118.2 1,038 15.6
 
Ohio 8,509 73.1 1,017 8.7
 
New Jersey 18,630 209.8 879 9.9
 
Missouri 5,471 89.8 862 14.2
 
Massachusetts 12,110 177.3 761 11.1
 
North Carolina 6,549 64.5 726 7.1
 
Minnesota 5,206 94.2 703 12.7
 
Wisconsin 5,039 87.2 700 12.1
 
Colorado 4,610 83.3 652 11.8
 
Georgia 10,689 103.8 613 6
 
Maryland 5,712 95.1 595 9.9
 
Alabama 4,691 96.4 589 12.1
 
Arkansas 3,482 116.4 537 18
 
Iowa 3,744 119.5 535 17.1
 
Louisiana 7,291 156.3 473 10.1
 
Virginia 4,854 57.7 443 5.3
 
Kansas 2,503 86 431 14.8
 
Connecticut 5,791 161.7 428 12
 
South Carolina 5,155 104 416 8.4
 
Nevada 2,950 100.9 411 14.1
 
Mississippi 4,606 154.1 407 13.6
 
New Mexico 2,346 112.1 389 18.6
 
Kentucky 2,555 57.5 348 7.8
 
Oklahoma 2,370 60.5 306 7.8
 
West Virginia 1,254 68.6 286 15.6
 
Oregon 1,427 35 272 6.7
 
Washington 3,184 43.7 243 3.3
 
Rhode Island 1,704 161.3 195 18.5
 
South Dakota 1,446 167.3 187 21.6
 
Nebraska 1,559 81.8 186 9.8
 
Idaho 1,354 80.2 179 10.6
 
Puerto Rico 1,445 42.7 173 5.1
 
Utah 1,214 39.9 159 5.2
 
North Dakota 1,266 168.3 114 15.2
 
Montana 924 88.7 106 10.2
 
New Hampshire 708 52.7 105 7.8
 
Delaware 897 94.5 81 8.5
 
Maine 323 24.2 66 5
 
District of Columbia 768 112.2 53 7.7
 
Wyoming 373 64.1 52 8.9
 
Vermont 127 20.3 32 5.1
 
Alaska 200 27.1 24 3.2
 
Hawaii 285 20 11 0.8
 
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