Tracking COVID-19 in California

Last updated January 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Update for January 15, 2021

As of January 15, California has 2,859,624 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 32,291 deaths. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 2 percent from the prior day total of 31,654.

Updated January 15, 2021, with data from January 14, 2021.

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).

Cases

2,859,624 total

42,655 today

1.5% increase from prior day total

Deaths

32,291 total

637 today

2% increase from prior day total

Tests

37,449,536 total

319,170 today

0.9% increase from prior day total

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Daily cases and deaths

California has 2,859,624 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 32,291 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 37,449,536, an increase of 319,170 tests from the prior day total. The rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 12.9 percent.

Impact on hospitals and ICUs

The number of hospitalizations due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 21,856, a decrease of 354 from the prior day total. The number of ICU patients due to confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in California reached a total of 4,833, a decrease of 45 from the prior day total.

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.

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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 January 12, 2021

Tier assignments may occur any day of the week and may occur more than once a week. Select a county to see what region it’s in.

All data and tier assignments are based on results from week ending January 2, 2021. 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

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.

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