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 19, 2021 with data from October 18, 2021
Vaccines Administered
51,357,333
total
80,575 daily avg.
79.9% of population vaccinated
Past 8 weeks
Cases
4,592,312 total
4,695 daily avg.
11.1 new cases per 100K
Past 8 weeks
Deaths
70,437 total
83 daily avg.
0.2 new deaths per 100K
Past 8 weeks
Tests
1.9% test positivity
Past 8 weeks
Details about this data are available in the state dashboard.