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By Los Angeles Times Staff

Updated 

2,261,989
confirmed cases
+31,268 on Wednesday
25,411
deaths
+424 on Wednesday
300,696
vaccinated
1% of adults

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 36,139 cases per day, a 2.4% increase from two weeks ago. Roughly 12% of tests this past week have come back positive.
  • Deaths are on the rise. The state has averaged 251.4 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 23.8% from two weeks ago.
  • Hospitalizations have never been higher. Statewide, there are 20,612 people hospitalized with a confirmed case, 38% more than two weeks ago. Among those patients, 4,389 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 37.3 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 limits2,261,989Dec. 30
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 36,139 new cases and 251.4 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
814 cases per 100k in last 7 days814 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
2. San Joaquin Valley
603.9603.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
3. Greater Sacramento
371.7371.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
4. Bay Area
335.6335.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
5. Northern California
261.7261.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31

After adjusting for population, the virus is now categorized as widespread in 54 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
1,394.9 cases per 100k in last 7 days1,394.9 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
1,045.71,045.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
994.6994.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
9129127-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
909.1909.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
791.8791.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
687.5687.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
642.3642.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
638.3638.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
636.4636.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
624.5624.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
617.7617.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
599.2599.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
594.3594.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
591.6591.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
5875877-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
563.2563.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
542.6542.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
539.4539.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
530.2530.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
501.7501.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
493.5493.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
477.1477.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
439.4439.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
437.4437.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
416.2416.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
407.7407.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
405.1405.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
402.7402.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
398.1398.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
390.2390.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
385.4385.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
366.6366.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
358.5358.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
352.1352.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
338.3338.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
335.4335.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
310.9310.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
304.6304.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
302.1302.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
302.1302.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
301.7301.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
2962967-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
284.8284.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
2732737-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
269.8269.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
261.3261.37-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
218.9218.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
197.9197.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
184.8184.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
178.6178.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
165.8165.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
162.5162.57-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
160.8160.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
148.2148.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
141.4141.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
78.278.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
54.454.47-day average │7-day average │March 1Dec. 31
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 cases1.3k2.5k4k5.8k7.2k10.6k14.8k

 Hover for more information.

Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County Cases Per 100k Wednesday Deaths Per 100k Wednesday
Lassen » 4,615 14,798.8 9 28.9
Imperial » 22,128 12,278.6 +171 414 229.7 +3
Kings » 15,915 10,604.7 +106 110 73.3
San Bernardino » 193,214 9,048.1 +2,127 1,442 67.5 +4
Kern » 68,316 7,736.3 +1,024 510 57.8 +6
Riverside » 180,537 7,575.1 +3,849 1,951 81.9 +8
Los Angeles » 756,840 7,494.9 +10,174 10,068 99.7 +262
Tulare » 33,125 7,193.6 +547 399 86.6 +10
Merced » 19,245 7,152.3 +179 252 93.7 +4
Sutter » 6,411 6,687 +70 50 52.2 +1
Fresno » 65,149 6,660.6 +875 646 66
Madera » 10,273 6,627.2 +101 117 75.5 +1
Amador » 2,502 6,614 +60 24 63.4
Stanislaus » 34,141 6,330.6 +242 608 112.7 +12
Mono » 895 6,314.4 +2 4 28.2
Monterey » 27,289 6,299.2 +537 190 43.9
Colusa » 1,351 6,294.3 +19 8 37.3
San Joaquin » 44,660 6,099.3 628 85.8
San Benito » 3,538 5,954.6 +49 28 47.1
Alpine » 67 5,836.2 +1 0 0
Tuolumne » 2,921 5,416.1 +80 21 38.9
Glenn » 1,449 5,194.1 +57 14 50.2
Tehama » 3,253 5,133.1 +31 36 56.8 +2
Yuba » 3,858 5,110.4 +32 18 23.8
Orange » 156,573 4,948.3 +4,514 1,874 59.2 +27
San Diego » 152,512 4,617.6 +2,448 1,472 44.6 +37
Ventura » 37,977 4,477.8 +405 260 30.7 +5
Solano » 19,008 4,334.5 +282 98 22.3
Shasta » 7,707 4,303.5 73 40.8
Sacramento » 64,405 4,265.2 +507 844 55.9 +11
Napa » 5,664 4,030.5 +49 27 19.2 +1
Santa Barbara » 17,008 3,832.9 +276 157 35.4 +1
Yolo » 8,097 3,766.4 +142 109 50.7
Sonoma » 18,872 3,764.5 184 36.7
Marin » 9,728 3,737.3 +67 139 53.4
San Luis Obispo » 10,178 3,616.2 +576 82 29.1 +8
Modoc » 320 3,580.2 +5 1 11.2
Placer » 13,550 3,565.1 +278 125 32.9
Santa Clara » 67,423 3,507.6 673 35
Contra Costa » 39,736 3,506.4 +345 331 29.2 +8
Inyo » 619 3,422.7 +1 20 110.6
Butte » 7,269 3,201.1 +96 96 42.3 +6
San Mateo » 24,246 3,165.5 +330 217 28.3
Santa Cruz » 8,407 3,070.9 +205 83 30.3
Alameda » 50,196 3,053.8 625 38
El Dorado » 5,649 3,026.3 +36 22 11.8 +1
Mendocino » 2,487 2,844.8 +46 26 29.7
Lake » 1,819 2,835.6 +22 23 35.9
Del Norte » 754 2,749.4 +21 2 7.3
Siskiyou » 1,146 2,632.1 +14 11 25.3 +1
San Francisco » 22,776 2,617.8 +184 184 21.1 +2
Nevada » 2,565 2,588.5 +17 50 50.5
Plumas » 474 2,534.9 +6 4 21.4 +1
Trinity » 272 2,114.8 +1 4 31.1
Calaveras » 853 1,885.7 22 48.6
Sierra » 42 1,433.4 +1 0 0
Mariposa » 234 1,334.1 +8 4 22.8
Humboldt » 1,731 1,275 +53 22 16.2 +2
 

Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,350 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 16,732
Pomona 16,139
Palmdale 15,053
Lancaster 13,501
North Hollywood 12,338
South Gate 11,751
Santa Clarita 11,615
Boyle Heights 11,347
Downey 11,343
El Monte 11,048
Glendale 11,002
Pacoima 10,830
Compton 10,528
Norwalk 9,766
Sylmar 9,753
Van Nuys 9,214
Unincorporated - Florence-Firestone 8,838
Lynwood 8,509
Panorama City 8,407
Baldwin Park 8,160
West Covina 8,002
90805: Long Beach 7,933
Inglewood 7,919
Huntington Park 7,319
Pico Rivera 7,267
Vernon Central 7,179
Whittier 7,023
Reseda 6,994
Montebello 6,663
Pasadena 6,654
Bellflower 6,616
Paramount 6,366
West Vernon 6,361
Florence-Firestone 6,102
Hawthorne 5,837
North Hills 5,710
Sun Valley 5,570
Canoga Park 5,526
South Whittier 5,415
Bell Gardens 5,405
Carson 5,245
Burbank 5,011
Central 4,990
Westlake 4,968
Wilmington 4,933
Melrose 4,900
South Park 4,866
90813: Long Beach 4,859
Watts 4,756
Vermont Vista 4,701
Wholesale District 4,475
Harvard Park 4,444
Pico-Union 4,400
Northridge 4,384
La Puente 4,353
Arleta 4,294
Bell 4,227
San Pedro 4,217
Lakewood 4,064
Winnetka 4,031
Covina 4,025
Alhambra 4,006
Azusa 3,995
El Sereno 3,924
Century Palms/Cove 3,884
Torrance 3,835
Granada Hills 3,821
Athens-Westmont 3,809
Exposition Park 3,805
Willowbrook 3,788
Gardena 3,640
90806: Long Beach 3,623
Highland Park 3,538
Maywood 3,438
Sherman Oaks 3,369
Hollywood 3,263
Lake Balboa 3,249
Lincoln Heights 3,227
Hacienda Heights 3,181
Temple-Beaudry 3,148
Koreatown 3,123
Wilshire Center 3,108
San Fernando 3,104
Cudahy 3,022
Glendora 2,939
Castaic 2,907
Harbor Gateway 2,840
90810: Long Beach 2,839
Monterey Park 2,835
West Whittier/Los Nietos 2,806
Rosemead 2,783
Woodland Hills 2,747
90804: Long Beach 2,695
Santa Monica 2,690
Mission Hills 2,659
La Mirada 2,617
West Adams 2,463
90802: Long Beach 2,409
Green Meadows 2,383
Downtown 2,361
Valinda 2,310
Valley Glen 2,305
San Jose Hills 2,259
University Park 2,254
Eagle Rock 2,229
South El Monte 2,220
Chatsworth 2,157
Rowland Heights 2,145
Hyde Park 2,119
Lennox 2,030
Encino 2,027
Altadena 1,991
Glassell Park 1,986
Lawndale 1,981
Tarzana 1,961
Silver Lake 1,948
East Hollywood 1,933
Monrovia 1,923
Walnut Park 1,886
Diamond Bar 1,868
San Gabriel 1,864
San Dimas 1,844
Vermont Knolls 1,806
East Rancho Dominguez 1,774
Mt. Washington 1,760
West Hills 1,734
Santa Fe Springs 1,727
90815: Long Beach 1,726
Cerritos 1,679
La Verne 1,666
90807: Long Beach 1,661
Bassett 1,654
Baldwin Hills 1,649
Commerce 1,644
Beverly Hills 1,595
Harvard Heights 1,552
90808: Long Beach 1,549
Redondo Beach 1,534
Arcadia 1,525
Tujunga 1,521
Little Bangladesh 1,519
Unincorporated - Azusa 1,482
Lakeview Terrace 1,457
Temple City 1,450
Unincorporated - Covina 1,434
Porter Ranch 1,430
West Hollywood 1,411
Palms 1,391
Claremont 1,381
Hawaiian Gardens 1,378
West Los Angeles 1,376
Duarte 1,365
Harbor City 1,354
Westwood 1,325
Sunland 1,323
Historic Filipinotown 1,289
Westchester 1,279
Valley Village 1,245
Artesia 1,228
Del Rey 1,223
Culver City 1,213
West Carson 1,193
90803: Long Beach 1,160
West Puente Valley 1,114
Mar Vista 1,078
Walnut 1,032
Northeast San Gabriel 1,009
Cloverdale/Cochran 968
Lake Los Angeles 962
Venice 962
Alsace 958
Country Club Park 940
Covina (Charter Oak) 934
Leimert Park 922
Hollywood Hills 915
Vermont Square 897
Crenshaw District 885
Brentwood 874
Figueroa Park Square 872
Echo Park 817
South Pasadena 814
Studio City 810
90814: Long Beach 804
Elysian Valley 769
Manhattan Beach 766
Atwater Village 764
Gramercy Place 763
Rancho Palos Verdes 752
Jefferson Park 734
Little Armenia 732
Adams-Normandie 727
Athens Village 724
Lomita 718
Avocado Heights 712
Mid-city 708
Quartz Hill 705
North Whittier 704
Calabasas 693
Signal Hill 679
Victoria Park 638
Los Feliz 630
Hancock Park 612
Stevenson Ranch 600
Crestview 594
Carthay 588
La Crescenta-Montrose 586
Agoura Hills 578
Hermosa Beach 574
Unincorporated - Duarte 573
South San Gabriel 560
Sun Village 545
Miracle Mile 542
Manchester Square 531
Beverlywood 510
Thai Town 495
Canyon Country 481
El Camino Village 462
Chinatown 457
La Canada Flintridge 452
Pacific Palisades 449
South Carthay 430
Cadillac-Corning 424
View Park/Windsor Hills 417
Beverly Crest 392
St Elmo Village 385
Reseda Ranch 370
El Segundo 369
Longwood 363
Wellington Square 349
Century City 348
Park La Brea 348
Playa Vista 327
Lafayette Square 322
Unincorporated - Arcadia 318
Wiseburn 311
Elysian Park 308
Littlerock 306
East La Mirada 304
Littlerock/Pearblossom 301
Toluca Lake 294
Santa Monica Mountains 292
Rosewood/West Rancho Dominguez 290
Sierra Madre 289
East Whittier 275
Acton 265
Cheviot Hills 250
Little Tokyo 249
Rancho Dominguez 236
San Marino 235
Ladera Heights 234
Shadow Hills 230
Bel Air 228
Exposition 225
Unincorporated - South El Monte 225
Unincorporated - Monrovia 220
Palos Verdes Estates 218
Desert View Highlands 217
Malibu 215
Marina del Rey 211
Rancho Park 205
Unincorporated - Hawthorne 198
Unincorporated - Whittier 189
Del Aire 181
Val Verde 178
Angelino Heights 175
Irwindale 170
White Fence Farms 163
University Hills 155
East Pasadena 152
Reynier Village 150
Rolling Hills Estates 142
La Rambla 140
Sunrise Village 136
Unincorporated - West LA 135
View Heights 133
Agua Dulce 131
Regent Square 130
Kagel/Lopez Canyons 123
Faircrest Heights 120
Harbor Pines 106
Industry 104
Del Sur 99
Unincorporated - La Verne 99
Valencia 98
Anaverde 97
Pellissier Village 97
West Rancho Dominguez 95
Rosewood/East Gardena 92
Marina Peninsula 90
Santa Catalina Island 90
La Habra Heights 88
Saugus 88
Palisades Highlands 87
North Lancaster 85
Rosewood 83
Mandeville Canyon 77
Lake Manor 76
Westlake Village 76
Toluca Terrace 70
Toluca Woods 69
Leona Valley 68
Littlerock/Juniper Hills 68
Vernon 63
Pearblossom/Llano 62
Playa Del Rey 61
Unincorporated - Palmdale 59
Southeast Antelope Valley 54
Newhall 53
Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain 52
Roosevelt 50
Unincorporated - Cerritos 44
Unincorporated - Glendora 44
Unincorporated - Pomona 42
Elizabeth Lake 39
Hidden Hills 39
Unincorporated - Claremont 34
Bradbury 32
Westhills 29
Hi Vista 26
Saugus/Canyon Country 26
Bouquet Canyon 24
Llano 24
San Pasqual 24
Rolling Hills 23
Lake Hughes 22
East Covina 21
Sycamore Square 21
West Antelope Valley 19
Westfield/Academy Hills 19
Palos Verdes Peninsula 18
Unincorporated - Angeles National Forest 16
Unincorporated - Del Rey 16
Unincorporated - Bradbury 14
Unincorporated - El Monte 14
Brookside 13
South Antelope Valley 13
Unincorporated - La Habra Heights 11
East Lancaster 9
Sand Canyon 9
Whittier Narrows 8
Avalon 6
Padua Hills 6
San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon 6
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 20,612 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 38% 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 » 1,528 6,018 7,546
Orange » 479 1,666 2,145
San Bernardino » 345 1,425 1,770
Riverside » 297 1,187 1,484
San Diego » 393 1,077 1,470
Santa Clara » 162 539 701
Fresno » 136 493 629
Sacramento » 92 359 451
Alameda » 123 326 449
Kern » 79 304 383
Ventura » 73 284 357
Stanislaus » 68 261 329
San Joaquin » 83 246 329
Contra Costa » 60 187 247
Tulare » 23 200 223
Placer » 22 194 216
San Francisco » 54 152 206
Monterey » 36 166 202
Imperial » 53 123 176
San Mateo » 34 134 168
Solano » 33 109 142
Santa Barbara » 34 101 135
Kings » 10 84 94
Sonoma » 23 58 81
Santa Cruz » 15 59 74
Butte » 11 62 73
Yuba » 18 54 72
San Luis Obispo » 15 46 61
Merced » 16 40 56
Madera » 8 40 48
Shasta » 5 40 45
Marin » 6 24 30
El Dorado » 10 19 29
Napa » 12 14 26
Tehama » 2 20 22
Yolo » 6 16 22
Glenn » 0 15 15
Nevada » 4 11 15
San Benito » 3 10 13
Mendocino » 2 9 11
Amador » 3 7 10
Tuolumne » 2 8 10
Inyo » 1 9 10
Lake » 3 4 7
Humboldt » 3 4 7
Colusa » 0 6 6
Lassen » 0 5 5
Del Norte » 2 1 3
Calaveras » 1 2 3
Siskiyou » 1 1 2
Plumas » 0 2 2
Modoc » 0 1 1
Mariposa » 0 1 1
Sutter » 0 0 0
Mono » 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 1,270 available statewide.

Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,270Dec. 29
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.30Bay AreaBay Area7.5%7.5%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento17.4%17.4%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California31.5%31.5%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California0.0%0.0%

Vaccines

California has received about 1.76 million doses of coronavirus vaccine. The first inoculations 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. As of Dec. 30, 300,696 people have received the shot.

Officials are still drafting a plan on how to roll out the vaccine 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 312,041 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 12% of the 2,184,289 tests conducted have returned a positive result.

Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.0%5%10%15%12.0%Dec. 29
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
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Percentage of deaths vs. population
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There are 1518 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.01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino5,681 casesper 100,000Latino5,681 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 11,572 47.4% 36.3%
White 7,676 31.4% 38.8%
Asian 2,946 12.0% 16.5%
Black 1,696 6.9% 6.1%
Note: There are 295 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.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000
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.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00038,876Dec. 30
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 19,503,679 coronavirus cases and 338,482 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 181,116 new cases and 2,257 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 12% 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 2,230,721 5,698.1 583,169 1,489.6
Mar 1Dec 29
Texas 1,730,084 6,204.3 217,553 780.2
 
Florida 1,292,252 6,273.6 148,458 720.7
 
New York 950,473 4,844.8 146,556 747
 
Pennsylvania 627,526 4,905.9 112,777 881.7
 
Ohio 682,570 5,863.1 103,213 886.6
 
Tennessee 572,589 8,609 99,714 1,499.2
 
Georgia 645,690 6,270.4 91,695 890.5
 
Illinois 948,006 7,393.9 84,529 659.3
 
Arizona 507,222 7,301.6 82,840 1,192.5
 
North Carolina 524,279 5,162.4 77,678 764.9
 
Indiana 500,282 7,537.3 65,640 988.9
 
Massachusetts 361,079 5,286.5 62,919 921.2
 
New Jersey 467,622 5,264.9 58,208 655.4
 
Virginia 340,297 4,044.5 51,988 617.9
 
Alabama 351,804 7,231.8 50,271 1,033.4
 
Michigan 523,839 5,260.8 45,668 458.6
 
South Carolina 300,602 6,065.5 43,282 873.3
 
Oklahoma 283,781 7,242.8 41,790 1,066.6
 
Wisconsin 513,056 8,878.9 37,716 652.7
 
Missouri 396,470 6,510.1 37,448 614.9
 
Colorado 328,408 5,937.4 35,026 633.3
 
Kentucky 261,491 5,889.2 33,674 758.4
 
Louisiana 304,485 6,528.9 32,209 690.6
 
Maryland 271,061 4,515.1 31,699 528
 
Utah 269,326 8,843.8 31,539 1,035.6
 
Arkansas 219,246 7,331 30,048 1,004.7
 
Nevada 220,124 7,531.1 28,392 971.4
 
Minnesota 411,110 7,437.7 26,946 487.5
 
Mississippi 210,032 7,027.4 26,732 894.4
 
Washington 240,846 3,301.8 26,581 364.4
 
Connecticut 181,967 5,080.7 26,505 740.1
 
Kansas 219,435 7,543.9 26,147 898.9
 
Iowa 278,310 8,884.6 20,057 640.3
 
New Mexico 139,875 6,684.8 17,318 827.6
 
West Virginia 82,773 4,525.5 17,065 933
 
Oregon 111,227 2,724.9 15,135 370.8
 
Idaho 138,524 8,207.3 14,505 859.4
 
Nebraska 163,781 8,598.5 12,920 678.3
 
Puerto Rico 75,790 2,237.7 12,371 365.3
 
Rhode Island 86,789 8,213.9 11,552 1,093.3
 
New Hampshire 42,697 3,177.8 10,152 755.6
 
Delaware 56,189 5,917.8 9,047 952.8
 
South Dakota 98,158 11,357.1 6,459 747.3
 
Montana 80,426 7,720.4 6,386 613
 
Maine 22,319 1,674.6 5,559 417.1
 
Alaska 46,092 6,241.2 4,234 573.3
 
Wyoming 43,923 7,549 3,859 663.2
 
North Dakota 91,828 12,207.9 3,435 456.7
 
District of Columbia 28,535 4,168.7 3,196 466.9
 
Hawaii 21,466 1,509.5 1,639 115.3
 
Vermont 7,202 1,152.4 1,279 204.6
 

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.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 24,987 63.8 3,493 8.9
Mar 1Dec 29
Texas 27,282 97.8 2,634 9.4
 
Pennsylvania 15,343 119.9 2,547 19.9
 
Illinois 17,596 137.2 2,009 15.7
 
New York 37,687 192.1 1,856 9.5
 
Michigan 12,966 130.2 1,471 14.8
 
Florida 21,409 103.9 1,327 6.4
 
Arizona 8,640 124.4 1,218 17.5
 
Tennessee 6,710 100.9 1,095 16.5
 
Indiana 8,051 121.3 1,083 16.3
 
Ohio 8,722 74.9 1,068 9.2
 
New Jersey 18,777 211.4 905 10.2
 
Massachusetts 12,218 178.9 775 11.3
 
Wisconsin 5,152 89.2 744 12.9
 
Missouri 5,578 91.6 741 12.2
 
Minnesota 5,255 95.1 713 12.9
 
North Carolina 6,574 64.7 693 6.8
 
Georgia 10,779 104.7 619 6
 
Alabama 4,737 97.4 613 12.6
 
Colorado 4,687 84.7 602 10.9
 
Maryland 5,803 96.7 597 9.9
 
Arkansas 3,603 120.5 587 19.6
 
Louisiana 7,397 158.6 502 10.8
 
Iowa 3,812 121.7 476 15.2
 
Mississippi 4,719 157.9 467 15.6
 
Kansas 2,569 88.3 460 15.8
 
Connecticut 5,924 165.4 458 12.8
 
Virginia 4,920 58.5 450 5.3
 
South Carolina 5,198 104.9 442 8.9
 
Washington 3,369 46.2 428 5.9
 
Nevada 3,016 103.2 421 14.4
 
New Mexico 2,403 114.8 397 19
 
Kentucky 2,594 58.4 355 8
 
Oklahoma 2,405 61.4 319 8.1
 
West Virginia 1,284 70.2 272 14.9
 
Oregon 1,449 35.5 236 5.8
 
Rhode Island 1,760 166.6 190 18
 
South Dakota 1,446 167.3 185 21.4
 
Idaho 1,393 82.5 179 10.6
 
Puerto Rico 1,460 43.1 166 4.9
 
Nebraska 1,603 84.2 165 8.7
 
Utah 1,235 40.6 158 5.2
 
New Hampshire 735 54.7 131 9.7
 
Montana 939 90.1 113 10.8
 
North Dakota 1,276 169.6 106 14.1
 
Wyoming 405 69.6 77 13.2
 
Delaware 898 94.6 72 7.6
 
Maine 326 24.5 61 4.6
 
District of Columbia 775 113.2 55 8
 
Vermont 130 20.8 30 4.8
 
Alaska 201 27.2 22 3
 
Hawaii 285 20 11 0.8
 
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