Press launch from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):
Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched the latest statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state’s pandemic response. The hottest information is offered on the state’s COVID-19 data dashboard.
Statewide COVID-19 Data
Rates of circumstances, hospitalizations and deaths are highest amongst unvaccinated people and lowest amongst boosted people. This is true for all age teams. See extra information for unvaccinated and vaccinated cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Vaccinations
- 79,368,117 complete vaccines administered.
- 80.0% of the inhabitants has been vaccinated with no less than one dose.
- 22,364 individuals a day are receiving COVID-19 vaccination (common each day dose rely over 7 days).
Cases
- California has 10,175,617 confirmed circumstances so far.
- Today’s common case rely is 10,322 (common each day case rely over 7 days).
- Unvaccinated individuals are 6.9 occasions extra more likely to get COVID-19 than boosted people (July 11, 2022 – July 17, 2022).
Testing
- The testing positivity price is 11.2% (common price over 7 days).
Hospitalizations
- There are 3,587 hospitalizations statewide.
- There are 428 ICU sufferers statewide.
- Unvaccinated individuals are 11.7 occasions extra more likely to be hospitalized than boosted people (July 11, 2022 – July 17, 2022).
Deaths
- There have been 93,704 COVID-19 deaths for the reason that begin of the pandemic.
- COVID-19 claims the lives of 37 Californians every day (common each day demise rely over 7 days).
- Unvaccinated individuals are 11.2 occasions extra more likely to die than boosted people (July 4, 2022 – July 10, 2022).
ADDITIONAL UPDATES
Slow the Spread: Get Vaccinated and Boosted for COVID-19
The threat for COVID-19 publicity and an infection continues as a lot of Californians stay unvaccinated and unboosted.
Real-world proof continues to indicate that the vaccine prevents extreme sickness, hospitalization, and demise. Public well being officers urge Californians to get vaccinated and boosted as quickly as attainable.
It is beneficial that each particular person six months of age and older obtain their main COVID-19 vaccine sequence and booster dose, if eligible.
Find a vaccine close to you by visiting myturn.ca.gov or calling 1-833-422-4255. The consent of a mum or dad or authorized guardian could also be wanted for these underneath age 18 to obtain a vaccination. Visit Vaccinate All 58 to be taught extra in regards to the protected and efficient vaccines obtainable for all Californians six months of age and older.
If you may have COVID-19 signs, speak to a well being care supplier immediately to be taught in the event you qualify for treatment. You can even discover Test to Treat locations that provide COVID-19 testing and free therapy. If you’re uninsured, discover free Test to Treat companies at OptumServe websites.
Your Actions Save Lives
Protect your self, household, buddies and your neighborhood by following these prevention measures:
- Sign-Up for COVID-19 Policy Alerts: COVID-19 Policy Alerts present up-to-date information concerning CDPH COVID-19 steerage and coverage, together with adjustments to orders, obligatory steerage and extra. Registrants will obtain immediate e-mail alerts to up to date steerage and coverage obtainable on our web site in addition to accompanying translations. Sign-up for the COVID-19 Policy Alerts emails today.
- Wear A Mask When Recommended or Required: Under California’s mask guidance, masks are strongly beneficial for all people in most indoor settings. Masks are required for everybody in excessive transmission settings like emergency shelters, well being care settings, correctional amenities, homeless shelters and long-term care amenities. Local jurisdictions could have extra necessities past the state necessities based mostly on native circumstances.
- Upgrade Your Mask: Good match and filtration proceed to be one of the best ways to get essentially the most out of your masks. The best masks for preventing COVID-19 include the N95, KN95 and KF94. If you don’t have entry to one in all these masks, put on a surgical masks or a surgical masks with a fabric masks on high. If you select a cloth masks, go for one with three or extra fabric layers. No matter what sort of masks you put on, examine the match by avoiding gaps above the nostril or on the perimeters.
- Isolation and Quarantine Guidance: CDPH now not recommends quarantine for people who’re uncovered to COVID-19 and don’t have any signs. For extra information please see: Isolation and Quarantine Guidance. Additionally, CDPH added suggestions for employees in sure high-risk settings (healthcare settings, long-term care settings and shelters, amongst others).
- My Vaccine Record is a straightforward solution to present vaccination standing at venues or companies that require proof of vaccination. Visit myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov in the present day to get your vaccine document.
- Wash arms with cleaning soap and water for no less than 20 seconds.
- Travel Tips: Delay journey (each home and worldwide) till you’re totally vaccinated. See the CDC’s full travel guidance. If you resolve to journey, the state’s travel advisory recommends that every one vacationers arriving in California check for COVID-19 inside three to 5 days after arrival, no matter their vaccination standing.
- Add Your Phone to the Fight: Sign up for COVID-19 publicity notifications from CA Notify. Also, people who check constructive for COVID-19 – together with those that check at house – are in a position to alert others of a possible publicity extra rapidly and conveniently. Individuals can now provoke the notification course of as quickly as they’re conscious of their constructive check end result. For extra information, please go to the “Notify Others” web page on CA Notify.
- Answer the decision or textual content if a contact tracer from the CA COVID Team or your native well being division tries to attach.
- Check along with your native well being division about native circumstances. Local well being jurisdictions can implement protocols which can be stricter than state steerage.
Tracking COVID-19 in California
Preparing for a Healthy 2022-23 School Year
Health Care Workers
- As of August 18, native well being departments have reported 177,229 confirmed constructive circumstances in well being care employees and 588 deaths statewide.
Testing Turnaround Time
- The testing turnaround time dashboard studies how lengthy California sufferers are ready for COVID-19 check outcomes. During the week of August 7 to August 13, the common time sufferers waited for check outcomes was 0.8 day. During this identical time interval, 89% of sufferers acquired check ends in someday and 97% acquired them inside two days.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- As of August 18, there have been 1011 circumstances of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) reported statewide. MIS-C is a uncommon inflammatory situation related to COVID-19 that may harm a number of organ programs. MIS-C can require hospitalization and be life threatening.
Vaccinations
