In summary

Developments in the coronavirus pandemic are changing rapidly. We’re working to track the latest California data. Find updates here.

Here is a look at the toll the pandemic has taken on Californians. Included; a breakdown of testing and positive cases by age, gender and ethnicity, which shows that the virus has taken a disproportionate toll on communities of color. 

This dashboard will be updated regularly with confirmed data from the state’s department of public health and the governor’s office.

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UPDATE 3/24/21
CDPH continues to make changes to their APIs in a way that adversely impacts this dashboard, in this case data around cases, deaths and tests. We’ve corrected the issue for now with cases, deaths and tests. If you are growing frustrated about the lack of consistency in delivering this vital data to you, feel free to contact CDPH and let them know.

UPDATE: 3/19/21
CDPH is still experiencing issues with its API changes, and as such only demographic data below, like cases by race and ethnicity, are being updated correctly. Overall case, death and test numbers are currently broken in their API.

UPDATE: 3/16/21
1. The California Department of Public Heath completely changed how this data was being delivered through their API. March 10 will be the most up-to-date we can offer until we make updates to the dashboard. Sorry for the inconvenience.

2. And we’re back.

For the record: This tracker has been corrected as of Feb. 11, 2021, to display the number of statewide cases, rather than the number of statewide tests administered.

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Ana B. Ibarra

Ana is a Sacramento-based health reporter. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News, where she covered California health care and policy. She started her reporting career at...

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Elizabeth is a general assignment reporter for CalMatters. She graduated from Chico State with a bachelor's degree in journalism. While in college at Chico, Elizabeth did internships with the local NPR...

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