Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California
COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus.
Last updated April 9, 2020 at 5:29 PM
New! Hotels for Health Care Workers
Starting April 10, frontline health care workers who are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19 can find hotel rooms through the CalTravelStore. Visit this website on April 10 for the phone number to book a room. If hotels want to participate, they can email covid19lodging@dgs.ca.gov.
Stay home except for essential needs
Everyone in California is required to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or go to an essential job. If you go out, stay at least 6 feet away from other people. This order began Thursday, March 19, 2020 and is in place until further notice.
Stay home order FAQ Orden de quedarse en casaWhat you can do
Do:
- Stay home
- Avoid people outside your household
- Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
- Maintain a safe social distance of 6 feet whenever outside of the house
Don’t:
- Leave the house except for essential activities
- Shake hands
- Touch your face
- Go to doctor unless you call first
- Stockpile masks or gloves
California is working around the clock to respond to COVID-19
- Directed Californians to stay at home to slow the spread of the virus
- Made testing free for most Californians who are medically eligible for testing
- Ensured students continue to learn and get meals even when schools physically close
- Deployed the California National Guard to work at food banks
- Distributed millions of N95 masks and other protective gear to health care workers, with more to come soon
- Secured travel trailers and hotels to house people experiencing homelessness
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Latest numbers
As of April 8th, there are 18,309 positive cases and 492 deaths in California. Approximately 177,600 tests have been conducted. At least 154,733 results have been received and another 14,100 are pending.
California Health and Human Services Agency is releasing this information as an open dataset. This includes dashboards for hospital data and statewide case statistics.
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