Tracking COVID-19 in California

Last updated September 24, 2020 at 2:41 PM

Update for September 24, 2020

As of September 24, California has 790,640 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 15,314 deaths. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 0.7 percent from the previous day's total of 15,204.

Updated September 24, 2020, with data from September 23, 2020.

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

Total Cases

790,640

3,170 today

0.4% daily increase

Total Deaths

15,314

110 today

0.7% daily increase

Total People Tested

13,952,857

73,434 today

0.5% daily increase

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Statewide

Daily cases and deaths

California has 790,640 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 15,314 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 13,952,857, an increase of 73,434 tests from the previous day. The rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 3.1 percent.

Impact on hospitals and ICUs

The number of hospitalizations due to confirmed COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 2,578, a decrease of 39 from the previous day. The number of ICU patients due to confirmed COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 774, a decrease of 9 from the previous day.

This data drives decisions that keep California healthy and safe

Current tier assignments as of September 22, 2020

All data and tier assignments are updated weekly every Tuesday.

California’s county risk levels

WIDESPREAD

SUBSTANTIAL

MODERATE

MINIMAL

All data and tier assignments are based on results from week ending September 12, 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.