The Los Angeles Post

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

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SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19.

Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today

  • California has 3,294,447 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

  • There were 13,176 newly recorded confirmed cases Wednesday.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 6.1% and the 14-day positivity rate is 6.9%.

  • There have been 43,235,327 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 168,094 during 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 42,466 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

  • As of February 4, providers have reported administering a total of 3,984,752 vaccine doses statewide. Numbers do not represent true day-to-day change as reporting may be delayed. The CDC reports that 6,438,225 doses have been delivered to entities within the state, and 6,965,675 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped.

 

Blueprint for a Safer Economy

With the Regional Stay at Home Order rescinded statewide as of January 25, all counties are now under the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and color-coded tiers that indicate which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity.

As of February 2, 2021:

  • 54 counties are in the Purple Tier
  • 1 county is in the Red Tier (Mariposa)
  • 3 counties are in the Orange Tier (Alpine, Sierra and Trinity)
  • No counties are in the Yellow Tier

 

Blueprint tiers are updated weekly on Tuesdays. Find the status of activities in specific counties.

Hospital Surge Order

The Hospital Surge Public Health Order ensures that hospitals can continue to care for critically ill Californians suffering from COVID-19 as well as other life-threatening conditions. The order requires hospitals statewide to accept patient transfers from facilities that have implemented contingency or crisis care guidelines as long as those transfers can be done capably and safely. On December 28, 2020 CDPH provided guidance to health care facilities on implementing the Crisis Care Continuum Guidelines issued in June 2020.