State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

SACRAMENTO – In the past few days, working in partnership with the California Department of Technology (CDT), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) cleared the data backlog reported last week and has continued processing new case records. Since Friday, we have processed the roughly 300,000 backlogged CalREDIE records, including both negative and positive results.

The issue with the state’s electronic laboratory system that generated the backlog has been addressed and CDPH continues to closely monitor the performance of the system.

CDPH, along with the local public health departments, is processing the backlogged records and attributing cases to the correct reporting dates. As a result, the case counts reported today, and in the next few days, will include cases that would have been reported in earlier days and weeks – and are not an accurate representation of cases reported in the prior 24 hours.

Here are today’s most recent statistics on COVID-19.

·         California has 593,141 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

·         There have been 9,445,493 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 142,026 over the prior 24-hour reporting period.

·         As case numbers continue to rise in California, the total number of individuals who will have serious outcomes will also increase. There have been 10,808 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.