The Los Angeles Post

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

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

  • California has 1,225,189 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.
  • There were 12,221 newly recorded confirmed cases Monday. Numbers do not represent true day-over-day change as these results include cases from prior to yesterday.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 7.0% and the 14-day positivity rate is 6.5%.
  • There have been 24,161,313 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 136,142 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 19,211 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

County Tier Updates

Today CDPH updated the Blueprint for a Safer Economy county tiers based on data from November 19 to November 25, 2020 with a four-day lag. Fifty-two of California’s 58 counties are in the Purple Tier.

One county will move to a more restrictive tier:

  • Red (substantial) to Purple (widespread) Tier: Mono

Mono is required to implement this tier change on Wednesday, December 2.