Note to readers
The Los Angeles Times has updated its coronavirus tracker to reflect the state of the virus in the post-emergency era. We are no longer emphasizing cumulative case counts and test positivity rates, as they are no longer accurate measures of the prevalence of the virus. Instead, The Times — like many public health officials — is focusing on the latest hospitalization numbers and recent deaths linked to COVID-19.
This page tracks the latest available data on COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases, deaths, variants and vaccinations from the California Department of Public Health. The most recent case and deaths counts are artificially low because of lags in reporting time.
Living with COVID-19
Living with COVID-19
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 Sept. 30, there were 1,506 hospitalized patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 statewide, a change of -19.3% from two weeks ago.
Intensive care and other hospitalized patients
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, 103,687 Californians have died of COVID-19. In the last 120 days, 1,362 state residents have died.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 30 days is incomplete due to the time it takes to process death certificates. Earlier dates’ totals will be updated as new information is released.
Seven-day average
Recent deaths by county
Number of deaths and seven day averages are reported up to Sept. 3.
Cases
About 127,584 people in California have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 90 days.
Since hospitalizations and death counts are more reliable indicators of the virus’ transmission rates, The Times no longer emphasizes case numbers on this page.
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 Aug. 13, 21.1% of residents are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Vaccinations by county
