California Public Health Officials Provide COVID-19 Update

Positivity Rate – a Key Indicator of Community Spread — Remains Stable

State Releases Guidance for Nail Salons and Other Personal Care Services

 New Personal Care Guidance Includes Strict Modifications
to Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Transmission

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California’s positivity rate – a key indicator of community spread — remains stable in the 14-day average. Hospitalization rates remain stable over the long-term while showing a slight uptick in the 14-day average. California has 141,983 confirmed cases to date, and 2,662,258 tests have been conducted in California. 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. There have been 4,943 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.