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 3,551,056 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

  • There were 1,955 newly recorded confirmed cases Tuesday.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 1.9%.

  • There have been 52,630,376 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 116,641 during the prior 24-hour reporting period.

  • There have been 56,850 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

  • As of March 24, providers have reported administering a total of 15,537,745 vaccine doses statewide. The CDC reports that 19,809,080 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.

Updates to Cohort Guidance

CDPH announced changes to the Cohort Guidance. The Cohort Guidance now only applies to counties in the Purple Tier and is frequently referenced for operations at day camps, before and after school programs, and childcare centers.

 

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

All counties are 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 23)

  • 8 counties in the Purple (widespread) Tier
  • 39 counties in the Red (substantial) Tier
  • 9 counties in Orange (moderate) Tier
  • 2 counties in Yellow (minimal) Tier

 

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