Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations

Since case and testing numbers have become increasingly unreliable measures of the virus’ prevalence in a community, state officials now use COVID-19 hospitalizations as a key indicator. This metric has “shown 99% concordance” with community levels, according to the CDPH.

As of May 4, there were 260 hospitalized patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, a change of -46.9% from two weeks ago.

Hospitalizations by county

To keep tabs on available beds, officials watch out for rapid increases in the number of infected patients.

Recent deaths

Since the start of the pandemic, 107,623 Californians have died of COVID-19. In the last 90 days, 898 state residents have died.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 22 days is incomplete due to the time it takes to process death certificates. Earlier dates’ totals will be updated as new information is released.

Statewide vaccinations

About 72.8% of Californians have completed a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson.

The CDPH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend everyone who is eligible get an updated booster to increase immunity against new variants of the virus. As of May 7, 14.4% of residents are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Vaccinations by county