See the difference vaccination makes
We now share data on California COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status. It shows that unvaccinated people here are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 18 times more likely to die of the disease.
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Tracking COVID-19 in CA
Updated October 17, 2021 with data from October 16, 2021
Vaccines Administered
51,222,196
total
82,005 daily avg.
79.8% of population vaccinated
Past 8 weeks
Cases
4,571,467 total
4,853 daily avg.
11.7 new cases per 100K
Past 8 weeks
Deaths
70,150 total
88 daily avg.
0.2 new deaths per 100K
Past 8 weeks
Tests
2.3% test positivity
Past 8 weeks
Details about this data are available in the state dashboard.