Tracking COVID-19 in California

Last updated October 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Update for October 29, 2020

As of October 29, California has 912,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 17,541 deaths. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 0.4 percent from the prior day total of 17,475.

Updated October 29, 2020, with data from October 28, 2020.

Note: Numbers do not represent true day-over-day change as these results include cases from prior to yesterday. All-time series data is by reported date (the date information was reported to the California Department of Public Health).

Total Cases

912,904

4,191 today

0.5% increase from prior day total

Total Deaths

17,541

66 today

0.4% increase from prior day total

Total Tests

18,323,771

100,175 today

0.5% increase from prior day total

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Daily cases and deaths

California has 912,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 17,541 deaths.

Note: Numbers do not represent true day-over-day change as these results include cases from prior to yesterday.

Testing for COVID-19

The number of COVID-19 diagnostic test results in California reached a total of 18,323,771, an increase of 100,175 tests from the prior day total. The rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 3 percent.

Impact on hospitals and ICUs

The number of hospitalizations due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 3,083, an increase of 85 from the prior day total. The number of ICU patients due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 768, a decrease of 2 from the prior day total.

This data drives decisions that keep California healthy and safe

California’s county risk levels

WIDESPREAD

Many non-essential indoor business operations are closed

SUBSTANTIAL

Some non-essential indoor business operations are closed

MODERATE

Some indoor business operations are open with modifications

MINIMAL

Most indoor business operations are open with modifications

Current tier assignments as of October 27, 2020

All data and tier assignments are updated weekly every Tuesday.

All data and tier assignments are based on results from week ending October 17, 2020. See how tiers are assigned and change, as well as county historical data (California Blueprint Data Chart) at the California Department of Public Health guidance page.

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Infections by group

Ethnicity Gender Age

The distribution of confirmed COVID-19 deaths reveals a disparity between genders, with males having a disproportionate number of deaths relative to their population.

The distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths reveals significant disparities across California’s age groups. People 18-49 have a disproportionate number of cases. People 65 and over have a disproportionate number of deaths.

The distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases reveals significant disparities within California’s overall racial and ethnic demographics, with Latino and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander groups having a disproportionate number of cases relative to their population in the state. Additional COVID-19 race and ethnicity data is available.

Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Ethnicity is only available for a subset of the total number of deaths as reported by law enforcement.