The Los Angeles Post

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

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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 – is trending upward in the 14-day average.
  • Hospitalization rates are also trending upward in the 14-day average.
  • Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed, and the 7-day average more accurately describes trends in number of cases. The 7-day average number of new cases is 8,116 per day. The 7-day average from the week prior was 6,062. California has 289,468 confirmed cases to date. NOTE: Today’s case number includes a backlog reported from laboratories in Los Angeles County.
  • There have been 4,996,175 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 99,805 tests 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.
  • There have been 6,562 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.