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.

Update to Youth Recreational Activities: Band, Drumline, Choir & Drama

Today, CDPH updated guidelines to allow band, drumline, choir and drama as low-contact youth recreational activities under the state’s youth and adult recreational sports guidelines. In addition, updated guidance on spectators for youth and adult recreational sports is being developed. The youth and adult recreational sports FAQ has been updated.

Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today

  • California has 3,547,278 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

  • There were 2,000 newly recorded confirmed cases Sunday.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 1.7%.

  • There have been 52,416,454 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 212,625 during the prior 24-hour reporting period.

  • There have been 56,545 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

  • As of March 22, providers have reported administering a total of 14,819,755 vaccine doses statewide. The CDC reports that 18,234,500 doses have been delivered to entities within the state. Numbers do not represent true day-to-day change as reporting may be delayed. For more vaccination data, visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard.

Note: Due to a data transfer issue, the number of new deaths reported on Friday and Saturday were incomplete or appeared negative.  This issue has been corrected and as a result, the number of new deaths reported today is correspondingly high (427).

Tracking Variants

Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been identified globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. These genetic mutations are expected, and some emerge and then disappear, while others persist or become common. Most variants do not have a meaningful impact. Public health becomes concerned about a variant when it affects COVID-19 transmission, severity, testing, treatment or vaccine effectiveness. Get more information on the variants CDPH is currently monitoring.

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With the Regional Stay at Home Order rescinded statewide as of January 25, all counties are now under the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and color-coded tiers that indicate which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. CDPH modified Blueprint thresholds on March 12 after the state successfully met its first vaccine equity milestone of 2 million administered vaccine doses in some of the state’s hardest hit communities.

Blueprint Summary (as of March 16)

  • 11 counties in the Purple (widespread) Tier
  • 42 counties in the Red (substantial) Tier
  • 4 counties in Orange (moderate) Tier
  • 1 county in the Yellow (minimal) Tier

 

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