California reported 143,809 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 7.1% from the previous week. The previous week had 154,722 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
California ranked fourth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 862,778 cases reported. With 11.87% of the country’s population, California had 16.67% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 23 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Tulare County reported 1,788 cases and three deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 1,450 cases and two deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 148,874 cases and 1,513 deaths.
Across California, cases fell in 28 counties, with the best declines in Los Angeles County, with 46,252 cases from 53,381 a week earlier; in Orange County, with 9,030 cases from 10,851; and in Santa Clara County, with 6,327 cases from 7,197.
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Within California, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Del Norte County with 1,075 cases per 100,000 per week; Imperial County with 1,053; and Kings County with 488. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Los Angeles County, with 46,252 cases; San Diego County, with 14,288 cases; and Orange County, with 9,030. Weekly case counts rose in 30 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Imperial, Monterey and Tulare counties.
In California, 306 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 274 people were reported dead.
A total of 10,580,256 people in California have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 93,209 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 90,410,386 people have tested positive and 1,026,951 people have died.
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California’s COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, July 24. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 7,655
- The week before that: 7,972
- Four weeks ago: 6,984
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 75,961
- The week before that: 70,927
- Four weeks ago: 61,308
Hospitals in 33 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 33 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 38 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
