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By Los Angeles Times Staff

Updated 

2,621,708
confirmed cases
+47,394 on Friday
29,241
deaths
+676 on Friday
652,128
vaccines administered
+65,749 on Friday

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

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.

So far, 1 out of every 15 people in the state has tested positive. The number statewide is now on pace to double every 38 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.

Cumulative cases
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.0500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000Stay-at-home orderStay-at-home orderGovernoreases limitsGovernoreases limits2,621,708Jan. 8
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 42,189 new cases and 410.7 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.020,00040,00060,00080,0007-dayaverage7-dayaverage
Deaths by day
Feb.AprilJuneAug.Oct.Dec.02004006007-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.

Track hospitals in California 

Follow the data and look up the latest patient numbers and beds at hundreds of hospitals across the state.

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
945.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days945.7 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
2. San Joaquin Valley
713.7713.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
3. Greater Sacramento
4404407-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
4. Bay Area
390.7390.77-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
5. Northern California
390.2390.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9

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
1,178.2 cases per 100k in last 7 days1,178.2 cases per 100k in last 7 days7-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
1,1451,1457-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
1,032.61,032.67-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
9979977-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
984.8984.87-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
973.2973.27-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
901.1901.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
8878877-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
886.1886.17-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
862.9862.97-day average │7-day average │March 1Jan. 9
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 cases1.5k3.5k5k6.8k8.7k11.4k15.9k

 Hover for more information.

Los AngelesLos AngelesSan DiegoSan DiegoSacramentoSacramentoSan FranciscoSan FranciscoReddingReddingFresnoFresno
Cumulative totals
County Cases Per 100k Friday Deaths Per 100k Friday
Lassen » 4,972 15,943.6 +25 12 38.5 +1
Imperial » 23,472 13,024.4 +153 446 247.5 +2
Kings » 17,086 11,385 110 73.3
San Bernardino » 219,536 10,280.7 +3,142 1,486 69.6 +32
Los Angeles » 890,031 8,813.9 +17,827 11,872 117.6 +318
Riverside » 207,841 8,720.8 +3,514 2,218 93.1 +29
Kern » 76,673 8,682.7 +1,941 539 61 +16
Tulare » 36,936 8,021.2 +722 455 98.8 +13
Merced » 21,506 7,992.6 +367 279 103.7 +4
Madera » 11,645 7,512.3 +113 126 81.3
Fresno » 72,557 7,417.9 +1,153 711 72.7
Amador » 2,801 7,404.4 +40 26 68.7
Monterey » 31,802 7,341 +1,096 232 53.6 +3
Colusa » 1,565 7,291.3 +36 9 41.9
Sutter » 6,921 7,219 69 72
San Benito » 4,266 7,179.9 +139 36 60.6 +1
Stanislaus » 37,951 7,037.1 +607 665 123.3 +8
San Joaquin » 51,523 7,036.6 +1,419 712 97.2 +16
Mono » 969 6,836.5 +6 4 28.2
Alpine » 72 6,271.8 +1 0 0
Tuolumne » 3,180 5,896.3 +22 33 61.2 +10
Glenn » 1,630 5,842.9 +50 18 64.5 +2
Yuba » 4,383 5,805.8 25 33.1
Tehama » 3,670 5,791.1 +31 40 63.1
Orange » 181,277 5,729 +3,544 1,998 63.1 +26
Ventura » 48,317 5,697 +1,373 334 39.4 +21
San Diego » 185,062 5,603.1 +4,550 1,771 53.6 +33
Solano » 22,232 5,069.7 +377 102 23.3
Shasta » 8,917 4,979.2 +176 99 55.3 +4
Sacramento » 71,841 4,757.6 +779 977 64.7 +22
Napa » 6,476 4,608.3 +139 35 24.9 +3
San Luis Obispo » 12,891 4,580.1 +294 101 35.9 +6
Santa Barbara » 19,953 4,496.6 185 41.7
Inyo » 811 4,484.4 +65 27 149.3
Yolo » 9,114 4,239.5 +144 127 59.1 +1
Sonoma » 21,067 4,202.3 +315 218 43.5 +4
Santa Clara » 78,683 4,093.4 843 43.9 +28
Marin » 10,588 4,067.7 +120 143 54.9
Placer » 15,454 4,066 +221 159 41.8 +17
Contra Costa » 45,874 4,048 +907 376 33.2 +5
Modoc » 360 4,027.7 +3 3 33.6
Santa Cruz » 10,108 3,692.2 104 38
Butte » 8,217 3,618.6 102 44.9
San Mateo » 27,358 3,571.8 +341 255 33.3 +21
El Dorado » 6,642 3,558.3 +181 33 17.7
Alameda » 57,824 3,517.9 +804 729 44.4 +16
Lake » 2,120 3,304.9 +65 26 40.5 +1
Mendocino » 2,846 3,255.5 +45 31 35.5
Siskiyou » 1,311 3,011 +31 12 27.6
Del Norte » 807 2,942.7 +8 2 7.3
San Francisco » 25,522 2,933.4 +387 218 25.1 +13
Nevada » 2,888 2,914.5 +34 50 50.5
Plumas » 544 2,909.2 +11 5 26.7
Trinity » 292 2,270.3 +7 4 31.1
Sierra » 63 2,150.2 0 0
Calaveras » 922 2,038.2 +24 22 48.6
Mariposa » 308 1,756 +12 4 22.8
Humboldt » 2,031 1,495.9 +33 23 16.9
 

Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,380 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 19,216
Pomona 18,563
Palmdale 17,414
Lancaster 15,449
North Hollywood 14,585
South Gate 13,843
Santa Clarita 13,710
Boyle Heights 13,338
Downey 13,272
Glendale 12,940

 

 

 

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 21,855 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of 15% 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 » 1,714 6,252 7,966
Orange » 514 1,745 2,259
San Bernardino » 362 1,389 1,751
San Diego » 401 1,284 1,685
Riverside » 370 1,278 1,648
Santa Clara » 164 549 713
Fresno » 102 538 640
Sacramento » 115 382 497
Kern » 103 334 437
Alameda » 110 322 432
Ventura » 79 329 408
Stanislaus » 66 283 349
San Joaquin » 88 231 319
Contra Costa » 66 222 288
San Francisco » 61 183 244
Tulare » 27 183 210
Monterey » 34 173 207
Santa Barbara » 60 123 183
Solano » 41 138 179
Placer » 29 145 174
San Mateo » 41 133 174
Imperial » 65 105 170
Sonoma » 21 89 110
Kings » 15 80 95
Butte » 12 72 84
Santa Cruz » 13 64 77
Yuba » 14 55 69
San Luis Obispo » 12 49 61
Merced » 16 42 58
Madera » 13 40 53
Shasta » 5 43 48
Marin » 7 31 38
El Dorado » 11 26 37
Napa » 17 15 32
Yolo » 10 21 31
Tehama » 4 11 15
Nevada » 4 10 14
Mendocino » 4 8 12
San Benito » 4 7 11
Tuolumne » 2 9 11
Lake » 3 7 10
Amador » 4 4 8
Inyo » 2 6 8
Humboldt » 2 6 8
Colusa » 0 7 7
Calaveras » 3 4 7
Glenn » 0 6 6
Lassen » 0 4 4
Siskiyou » 1 3 4
Del Norte » 1 1 2
Modoc » 0 1 1
Mariposa » 0 1 1
Sutter » 0 0 0
Mono » 0 0 0
Plumas » 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 1,147 available statewide.

Available ICU beds
Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Jan.05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5001,147Jan. 7
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. Four regions currently fail.

Available ICU beds by region
01530Dec.3Jan.8Bay AreaBay Area3.0%3.0%
Greater SacramentoGreater Sacramento6.4%6.4%
Northern CaliforniaNorthern California27.5%27.5%
San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley0.0%0.0%
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California0.0%0.0%

Track hospitals in California 

Follow the data and look up the latest patient numbers and beds at hundreds of hospitals across the state.

Vaccines

About 2.06 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been shipped to California counties and healthcare systems. To date, a total of 652,128 shots of the two-dose vaccine have been administered. The state public health department has not released the total number of people vaccinated.

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. 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 281,288 tests have been conducted each day.

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

In the last seven days, about 14% of the 1,969,019 tests conducted have returned a positive result.

Positive test rate, seven-day average
MayJulySept.Nov.Jan.0%5%10%15%14.0%Jan. 8
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 1704 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.02,0004,0006,000AsianAsianBlackBlackLatino6,451 casesper 100,000Latino6,451 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 12,823 47.0% 36.3%
White 8,616 31.6% 38.8%
Asian 3,317 12.1% 16.5%
Black 1,851 6.8% 6.1%
Note: There are 495 deaths with an unknown race in this age bracket, 2% 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.05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000
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.010,00020,00030,00040,00042,792Jan. 8
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 21,567,735 coronavirus cases and 365,163 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 228,242 new cases and 2,766 deaths per day.

While California — America’s most populous state — has the nation’s top case counts. 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.Jan.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 2,574,314 6,575.7 531,571 1,357.8
Mar 1Jan 7
Texas 1,910,091 6,849.8 248,465 891
 
Florida 1,429,722 6,941 182,176 884.4
 
New York 1,081,885 5,514.6 182,048 927.9
 
Georgia 723,630 7,027.3 105,054 1,020.2
 
Arizona 584,593 8,415.4 104,274 1,501.1
 
Pennsylvania 698,005 5,456.9 102,197 799
 
Ohio 753,068 6,468.6 99,418 854
 
North Carolina 592,746 5,836.6 98,235 967.3
 
Tennessee 634,237 9,535.8 87,740 1,319.2
 
Illinois 1,008,045 7,862.1 82,938 646.9
 
Massachusetts 411,601 6,026.2 69,676 1,020.1
 
Indiana 546,499 8,233.6 63,765 960.7
 
New Jersey 510,839 5,751.5 60,997 686.8
 
Virginia 382,679 4,548.2 58,764 698.4
 
South Carolina 338,112 6,822.4 53,084 1,071.1
 
Alabama 389,230 8,001.1 50,429 1,036.6
 
Michigan 555,747 5,581.2 47,298 475
 
Oklahoma 315,354 8,048.6 42,801 1,092.4
 
Louisiana 338,054 7,248.8 41,555 891
 
Kentucky 291,429 6,563.4 41,150 926.8
 
Missouri 423,908 6,960.7 37,223 611.2
 
Wisconsin 540,508 9,353.9 36,802 636.9
 
Utah 297,317 9,763 36,728 1,206
 
Maryland 295,874 4,928.4 35,146 585.4
 
Arkansas 245,916 8,222.8 34,771 1,162.6
 
Colorado 352,923 6,380.7 33,393 603.7
 
Washington 264,012 3,619.4 30,919 423.9
 
Connecticut 202,758 5,661.3 30,015 838.1
 
Nevada 240,796 8,238.4 28,585 978
 
Mississippi 228,235 7,636.4 25,584 856
 
Kansas 238,371 8,194.9 25,382 872.6
 
Minnesota 429,570 7,771.7 25,167 455.3
 
Iowa 293,189 9,359.6 19,528 623.4
 
West Virginia 96,002 5,248.7 18,763 1,025.8
 
New Mexico 151,819 7,255.6 16,653 795.9
 
Rhode Island 96,591 9,141.6 14,525 1,374.7
 
Oregon 121,085 2,966.4 14,264 349.4
 
Nebraska 173,591 9,113.5 13,234 694.8
 
Idaho 147,173 8,719.8 11,940 707.4
 
New Hampshire 49,261 3,666.3 10,359 771
 
Delaware 62,949 6,629.7 9,934 1,046.2
 
Puerto Rico 79,898 2,359 9,090 268.4
 
Maine 27,625 2,072.7 6,399 480.1
 
Montana 84,750 8,135.5 5,821 558.8
 
South Dakota 102,132 11,816.9 5,586 646.3
 
Alaska 49,228 6,665.8 4,124 558.4
 
Wyoming 46,168 7,934.9 3,504 602.2
 
District of Columbia 30,750 4,492.3 3,314 484.2
 
North Dakota 94,156 12,517.4 3,209 426.6
 
Hawaii 22,897 1,610.2 1,904 133.9
 
Vermont 8,403 1,344.5 1,622 259.5
 

So far, California has accounted for 8% of deaths nationwide. It still trails 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.Jan.01,0002,0003,0004,000
Johns Hopkins University CSSE, Times survey
State Deaths Per 100k Last 14 days Per 100k New deaths
FewerMore
California 28,565 73 4,612 11.8
Mar 1Jan 7
Texas 29,498 105.8 2,630 9.4
 
Pennsylvania 17,173 134.3 2,466 19.3
 
New York 39,118 199.4 2,090 10.7
 
Illinois 18,941 147.7 1,981 15.5
 
Florida 22,481 109.1 1,486 7.2
 
Michigan 13,873 139.3 1,458 14.6
 
Arizona 9,741 140.2 1,447 20.8
 
New Jersey 19,646 221.2 1,102 12.4
 
Indiana 8,823 132.9 1,093 16.5
 
Tennessee 7,492 112.6 1,061 16
 
Ohio 9,462 81.3 1,006 8.6
 
Massachusetts 12,909 189 946 13.9
 
North Carolina 7,213 71 853 8.4
 
Georgia 11,230 109.1 648 6.3
 
South Carolina 5,661 114.2 618 12.5
 
Missouri 6,054 99.4 603 9.9
 
Colorado 5,102 92.2 552 10
 
Maryland 6,173 102.8 546 9.1
 
Minnesota 5,640 102 531 9.6
 
Arkansas 3,926 131.3 520 17.4
 
Kansas 3,020 103.8 517 17.8
 
Connecticut 6,287 175.5 496 13.8
 
Virginia 5,275 62.7 484 5.8
 
Wisconsin 5,477 94.8 458 7.9
 
Mississippi 5,013 167.7 457 15.3
 
Louisiana 7,728 165.7 456 9.8
 
Washington 3,634 49.8 450 6.2
 
Nevada 3,339 114.2 425 14.5
 
New Mexico 2,680 128.1 408 19.5
 
Alabama 5,080 104.4 404 8.3
 
Kentucky 2,843 64 377 8.5
 
Oklahoma 2,672 68.2 344 8.8
 
Iowa 4,065 129.8 327 10.4
 
West Virginia 1,518 83 290 15.9
 
Nebraska 1,811 95.1 243 12.8
 
Rhode Island 1,910 180.8 206 19.5
 
Idaho 1,517 89.9 168 10
 
Puerto Rico 1,588 46.9 165 4.9
 
Utah 1,359 44.6 155 5.1
 
Oregon 1,568 38.4 153 3.7
 
New Hampshire 827 61.6 137 10.2
 
Montana 1,038 99.6 122 11.7
 
Wyoming 489 84 116 19.9
 
South Dakota 1,544 178.6 114 13.2
 
North Dakota 1,341 178.3 81 10.8
 
Maine 385 28.9 68 5.1
 
Delaware 949 99.9 61 6.4
 
District of Columbia 808 118 52 7.6
 
Vermont 155 24.8 35 5.6
 
Alaska 223 30.2 24 3.2
 
Hawaii 299 21 14 1
 
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