State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

 

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state’s pandemic response.

 

Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today

 

  • California has 3,969,722 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

  • There were 9,925 newly reported confirmed cases Tuesday.

 

  • Cases are increasing statewide, largely among unvaccinated populations.
    • For the week of August 7, the average case rate among unvaccinated Californians is 51 per 100,000 per day and the average case rate among vaccinated Californians is significantly lower at 8.2 per 100,000 per day.
    • The vast majority of new cases are among the unvaccinated with 600% higher case rates among the unvaccinated than for those who are vaccinated.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 6.4%

  • There have been 76,044,392 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 183,877 during the prior 24-hour reporting period.

  • There have been 64,976 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
  • As of August 11, according to the CDC, 77.5% of eligible Californians have received one dose. Providers have reported to CDPH that a total of 44,854,015 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. 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.

 

Please note: The negative count of deaths reported today is due in part to Santa Clara County reporting -417 deaths due to data cleaning.

ADDITIONAL DATA & UPDATES

 

Tracking COVID-19 in California

 

Stop the Spread: Get Vaccinated for COVID-19

The risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection continues as a number of Californians remain unvaccinated. With the emergence of the more transmissible Delta variant, there is a renewed urgency to get all eligible Californians vaccinated as quickly as possible and complete their two-dose vaccination process if they are receiving Pfizer or Moderna.

 

CDPH is reminding unvaccinated Californians that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, free and provides excellent protection from severe COVID-19 illness, including the Delta variant, hospitalization, and death.