State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19.

·         California has 538,416 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

·         There have been 8,596,882 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 96,419 over the prior 24-hour reporting period. As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, an increase in the number of positive cases has been expected – increasing the importance of positivity rates to find signs of community spread.

·         As case numbers continue to rise in California, the total number of individuals who will have serious outcomes will also increase. There have been 10,011 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

·         A total of 38 counties are required to close indoor operations for certain sectors based on the July 13 order to slow community transmission.

 

Data Reporting

Due to issues with the state’s electronic laboratory reporting system, these data represent an underreporting of actual positive cases in one single day