COVID-19 Updates for December 15
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. The most up to date data is available on the state’s COVID-19 data dashboard.
Statewide COVID-19 Data
Rates of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are highest among unvaccinated individuals and lowest among boosted individuals. This is true for all age groups. See additional data for unvaccinated and vaccinated cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Vaccinations
- 86,382,928 total vaccines administered.
- 72.4% of the population has been vaccinated with a primary series.
- 50,767 people a day are receiving COVID-19 vaccination (average daily dose count over 7 days).
Cases
- California has 10,790,192 confirmed cases to date.
- Today’s average case count is 8,669 (average daily case count over 7 days).
- During October 2022, unvaccinated people were 2.2 times more likely to get COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.
Testing
- The testing positivity rate is 11.1% (average rate over 7 days).
Hospitalizations
- There are 4,508 hospitalizations statewide.
- There are 511 ICU patients statewide.
- During October 2022, unvaccinated people were 2.4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.
Deaths
- There have been 97,199 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
- COVID-19 claims the lives of 14 Californians each day (average daily death count over 7 days).
- During October 2022, unvaccinated people were 3.1 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.
