COVID-19 Updates for February 16
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 in California. 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
- 87,980,271 total vaccines administered.
- 72.6% of the population has been vaccinated with a primary series.
- 11,283 people a day are receiving COVID-19 vaccination (average daily dose count over 7 days).
Cases
- California has 11,084,818 confirmed cases to date.
- Today’s average case count is 2,893 (average daily case count over 7 days).
- During December 2022, unvaccinated people were 2.4 times more likely to get COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.
Testing
- The testing positivity rate is 6.4% (average rate over 7 days).
Hospitalizations
- There are 2,541 hospitalizations statewide.
- There are 296 ICU patients statewide.
- During December 2022, unvaccinated people were 2.6 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.
Deaths
- There have been 99,960 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
- COVID-19 claims the lives of 24 Californians each day (average daily death count over 7 days).
- During December 2022, unvaccinated people were 3.0 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated with at least a primary series.