Tracking COVID-19 in California
Last updated May 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM
Update for May 8, 2021
As of May 8, California has 3,652,692 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 61,167 deaths.
Updated May 8, 2021, with data from May 7, 2021.
Note: Case rate is based on a 7-day average with a 7-day lag. Rates of deaths is based on a 7-day average with a 21-day lag due to delays in reporting. Test positivity is based on a 7-day average with no lag. Directional change is compared to the prior 7-day period. Data is provided by the California Department of Public Health. The population denominators used for the per 100K rates come from the California Department of Finance’s population projections for 2020.
Vaccination data
COVID-19 vaccination is one of the most important tools to end the pandemic. We’re tracking the progress of vaccinating Californians across the state.
See the data statewide and in each county
Daily cases and deaths
California has 3,652,692 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 61,167 deaths.
- Confirmed cases in California
- Confirmed cases in {REGION} County
- {total_confirmed_cases} total confirmed cases
- {new_cases} new cases ({new_cases_delta_1_day} increase)
- {new_cases} new cases ({new_cases_delta_1_day} decrease)
- {cases_per_100k_7_days} cases per 100K (7-day average)
- Episode date
- Reported date
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Episode Date: {DATE}
7-day average case rate per 100K: {7DAY_AVERAGE}
Cases: {CASES} - 7-day average
- Cases per 100K
- Cases
- Episode date
- Reported date
- Pending
- Data incomplete for recent dates
- Confirmed deaths in California
- Confirmed deaths in {REGION} County
- {total_confirmed_deaths} total confirmed deaths
- {new_deaths} new deaths ({new_deaths_delta_1_day} increase)
- {new_deaths} new deaths ({new_deaths_delta_1_day} decrease)
- {deaths_per_100k_7_days} deaths per 100K (7-day average)
- Death date
- Reported date
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Death Date: {DATE}
7-day average death rate per 100K: {7DAY_AVERAGE}
Deaths: {DEATHS} - 7-day average
- Deaths per 100K
- Deaths
- Death date
- Reported date
- Pending
- Data incomplete for recent dates
Testing for COVID-19
The number of COVID-19 diagnostic test results in California reached a total of 61,585,617, an increase of 246,668 tests from the prior day total. The rate of positive tests over the last 7 days is 1.2%.
- Total tests in California
- Total tests in {REGION} County
- {total_tests_performed} total tests performed
- {new_tests_reported} new tests reported ({new_tests_reported_delta_1_day} increase)
- {new_tests_reported} new tests reported ({new_tests_reported_delta_1_day} decrease)
- Testing date
- Reported date
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Testing Date: {DATE}
7-day average test rate per 100K: {7DAY_AVERAGE}
Total Tests: {TOTAL_TESTS} - 7-day average
- Tests per 100K
- Tests
- Testing date
- Reported date
- Pending
- Data incomplete for recent dates
- Positivity rate in California
- Positivity rate in {REGION} County
- {test_positivity_7_days} test positivity (7-day rate)
- {test_positivity_7_days_delta_7_days} increase from 7-days prior
- {test_positivity_7_days_delta_7_days} decrease from 7-days prior
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Testing Date: {DATE}
7-day positivity rate: {7DAY_POSRATE}
Total Tests: {TOTAL_TESTS} - Positivity rate
- Tests
- Testing date
- Pending
- 7-day rate
- Data incomplete for recent dates
Impact on hospitals and ICUs
The number of hospitalizations due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 1,867, a decrease of 8 from the prior day total. The number of ICU patients due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 419, an increase of 2 from the prior day total.
- COVID-19 hospitalized patients in California
- COVID-19 hospitalized patients in {REGION} County
- COVID-19 ICU patients in California
- COVID-19 ICU patients in {REGION} County
- {TOTAL} COVID-19 hospitalized patients
- {CHANGE} more patients hospitalized from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} increase)
- {CHANGE} fewer patients hospitalized from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} decrease)
- {TOTAL} COVID-19 ICU patients
- {CHANGE} more ICU patients from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} increase)
- {CHANGE} fewer ICU patients from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} decrease)
- Hospitalized
- ICU
- Reported date
- 14-day average
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Reported Date: {DATE}
Total hospitalized patients: {TOTAL_HOSPITALIZED}
14-day average of hospitalized patients: {14DAY_AVERAGE}
- ICU beds in California
- ICU beds in {REGION} County
- {TOTAL} ICU beds available
- {CHANGE} more ICU beds available from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} increase)
- {CHANGE} fewer ICU beds available from prior day total ({CHANGE_FACTOR} decrease)
- Reported date
- On {DATE} there was a total of {VALUE} available ICU beds.
More data and tools
California has collected a wide range of data to inform its response to COVID-19. We’ve developed tools to process and analyze this data. These data and tools are available to the public.
This data drives decisions that keep California healthy and safe
California’s county risk levels
Many non-essential indoor business operations are closed
Some non-essential indoor business operations are closed
Some indoor business operations are open with modifications
Most indoor business operations are open with modifications
Current tier assignments as of May 4, 2021
All data and tier assignments are updated weekly every Tuesday.
All data and tier assignments are based on results from week ending April 24, 2021. See how tiers are assigned and changed, as well as county historical data (California Blueprint Data Chart) at CDPH’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework. Learn about regional ICU capacity at CDPH’s ICU Data.
Infections by group
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.
- Confirmed cases by race and ethnicity in California
- % of confirmed cases
- % of state population
- {category} people account for {metric-value} of confirmed cases and {metric-baseline-value} of the total California population.
- Updated {PUBLISHED_DATE} with data from {MINUS_ONE_DATE}. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. “Other” race and ethnicity means those who do not fall under any listed race or ethnicity.
- Confirmed deaths by race and ethnicity in California
- % of confirmed deaths
- % of state population
- {category} people account for {metric-value} of confirmed deaths and {metric-baseline-value} of the total California population.