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State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

Date: February 14, 2022
Number: NR22-033
Contact: CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov


SACRAMENTO ā€“ Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state's pandemic response. The most up to date data is available on the state's COVID-19 data dashboard

Statewide COVID-19 Data

Rates of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are highest among unvaccinated individuals and lowest among boosted individuals. This is true for all age groups. See additional data for unvaccinated and vaccinated cases, hospitalizations and deaths.Skip to main content

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Vaccinations

  • 70,728,315 total vaccines administered.
  • 82.6% of the eligible population (5+) has been vaccinated with at least one dose.
  • 67,688 people a day are receiving COVID-19 vaccination (average daily dose count over 7 days).

Cases

  • California has 8,244,329 confirmed cases to date.
  • Today's average case count is 23,715 (average daily case count over 7 days). 
  • Unvaccinated people are 5.9 times more likely to get COVID-19 than boosted individuals (January 17, 2022 ā€“ January 23, 2022).

Testing

  • The testing positivity rate is 6.2% (average rate over 7 days).

Hospitalizations 

  • There are 8,189 hospitalizations statewide.

  • There are 1,629 ICU patients statewide. 

  • Unvaccinated people are 11.4 times more likely to be hospitalized than boosted individuals (January 17, 2022 ā€“ January 23, 2022).

Deaths

  • There have been 82,026 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
  • COVID-19 claims the lives of 163 Californians each day (average daily death count over 7 days).
  • Unvaccinated people are 21.8 times more likely to die than boosted individuals (January 10, 2022 ā€“ January 16, 2022).

ADDITIONAL UPDATES

California School Mask Guidance

California's approach to keeping schools safe has resulted in only 1% of the nation's school closures despite educating the most K-12 public school students (12%) in the country. For the time being and because of the unique nature of school settings, California will continue to require universal masking in schools

On February 28, the State will reassess data and conditions (e.g., case rate, test positivity, hospitalizations, pediatric hospitalizations and vaccine rates) for a potential future change to the statewide school masking requirement.

Slow the Spread: Get Vaccinated and Boosted for COVID-19

The risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection continues as a number of Californians remain unvaccinated and unboosted.

Real-world evidence continues to show that the vaccine is preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death. With the combination of colder weather keeping people indoors, the waning of vaccine and natural immunity, the spread of the Omicron variant, and more mingling among non-household members, public health officials urge Californians to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible.

It is recommended that every vaccinated person 12 years or older should get a booster as long as they received their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least five months ago or they received their Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago.

Vaccination appointments can be made by visiting the MyTurn website (myturn.ca.gov) or calling 1-833-422-4255. The consent of a parent or legal guardian may be needed for those under age 18 to receive a vaccination. Visit Vaccinate All 58 to learn more about the safe and effective vaccines available for all Californians 5+.

Your Actions Save Lives

Protect yourself, family, friends and your community by following these prevention measures:

  • Recommendations for Kā€“12 Students: On January 12, CDPH updated its current contact-tracing strategy (i.e., identifying individual close contacts of someone with COVID-19) to include new guidance regarding quarantine.
  • Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

  • Travel tips: Delay travel (both domestic and international) until you are fully vaccinated. See the CDC's full travel guidance. If you decide to travel, a recent travel advisory recommends that all travelers arriving in California test for COVID-19 within three to five days after arrival, regardless of their vaccination status. 

  • Avoid crowded venues or areas when cases are high. CDPH has updated requirements for attending mega events, like concerts and sporting events. Definitions for indoor and outdoor mega events will return to pre-surge guidance (from 500 to 1,000 attendees for indoor events, and 5,000 to 10,000 attendees for outdoor events) after February 15. 

  • Add your phone to the fight:  Sign up for COVID-19 exposure notifications from CA Notify. Also, individuals who test positive for COVID-19 ā€“ including those who test at home ā€“ are able to alert others of a potential exposure more quickly and conveniently. Individuals can now initiate the notification process as soon as they are aware of their positive test result. For more information, please visit the "Notify Others" page on CA Notify.

  • Answer the call or text if a contact tracer from the CA COVID Team or your local health department tries to connect.

  • Check with your local health department about local conditions. Local health jurisdictions can implement protocols that are stricter than state guidance. 

      Tracking COVID-19 in California

      Testing Turnaround Time

      • The testing turnaround time dashboard reports how long California patients are waiting for COVID-19 test results. During the week of January 30 to February 5, the average time patients waited for test results was 0.9 days. During this same time period, 85% of patients received test results in one day and 96% received them within two days.

      Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

      • As of February 7, there have been 809 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) reported statewide. MIS-C is a rare inflammatory condition associated with COVID-19 that can damage multiple organ systems. MIS-C can require hospitalization and be life threatening.


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