Tracking the coronavirus in California
Updated
To better understand the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times is conducting an independent, continual survey of dozens of local health agencies across the state. So far today, three of the 61 agencies have reported new numbers.
What we know
- Stay-at-home orders remain. Most of the state, including Los Angeles County, is currently under stricter rules.
- Case counts continue to mount. Over the last seven days, the state has averaged 31,276 cases per day. Roughly 9.3% of tests this past week have come back positive.
- The death toll is rising too. The state has averaged 501 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 36% from two weeks ago.
- The hospitalization surge is cresting. Statewide, there are 19,537 people hospitalized with a confirmed case, a 10.9% decrease from two weeks ago.
- Vaccines are slowing arriving. 3.4% of the population has received at least one dose. Learn more about the rollout with The Times’ new vaccine tracker.
- Disparities in age and race persist. Roughly 75% of the dead were 65 or older. After adjusting for population, Latinos are now 2.6 times more likely than whites to test positive.
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Colusa
- Contra Costa
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Imperial
- Inyo
- Kern
- Kings
- Lake
- Lassen
- Los Angeles
- Madera
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Modoc
- Mono
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- Orange
- Placer
- Plumas
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Benito
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
- Housing homeless people
- Hospitals
- Vaccines
- Nursing homes
- State prisons
- Lives lost
- Unemployment and economic fallout
- Following the curve
- Which counties are open
- Which beaches are closed
- Frequently asked questions
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 13 people in the state has tested positive. The number statewide is now on pace to double every 76.1 days, a number used to measure how quickly the virus is spreading.
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 31,276 new cases and 501 new deaths per day. Experts say the true number of people infected is unknown and likely much higher than official tallies.
The charts here will update when today's Times survey of the state's 61 health agencies is complete.
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.
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.
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.
Residents of cities, neighborhoods and regions all across the state have contracted the coronavirus. Here are the latest tallies for 1,351 places as released by county health departments.
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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 19,537 hospital patients statewide with a confirmed case, a change of -11% from two weeks ago.
Officials also closely monitor the number of beds open in intensive-care units. The latest data show that there are 1,030 available statewide.
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.
Track hospitals in California
Follow the data and look up the latest patient numbers and beds at hundreds of hospitals across the state.
Vaccines
California’s ultimate goal will be to fully vaccinate nearly 40 million people. Two COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization so far, and both require two doses given a few weeks apart to provide full inoculation.
To date, 1,626,542 shots of have been administered, about 38.3% of the 4.2 million doses the state has received. Over the last seven days, an average of 93,530 doses per day have been given out.
Track coronavirus vaccinations in California
Explore the data tracking the state’s coronavirus vaccine supply to see how and where it has been distributed so far.
Testing
After a fitful start, California has increased coronavirus testing in the state. Over the last week, an average of 340,341 tests have been conducted each day.
In the last seven days, about 9.3% of the 2,382,390 tests conducted have returned a positive result.
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.
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.
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.
Lives lost to COVID-19
Learn more about those we've lost by reading Times obituaries of Californians who have died from COVID-19.
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 32% of its deaths.
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.
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 24,620,717 coronavirus cases and 410,192 deaths. In the last week, the country has averaged 188,538 new cases and 3,097 deaths per day.
California — America’s most populous state — has the nation’s top case count. Home to 12% of the country's population, thus far it has accounted for roughly 13% of cases.
So far, California has accounted for 9% of deaths nationwide. It still trails behind New York, where deaths surged in the early days of the pandemic.