Sacramento–California’s positivity rate – a key indicator of community spread – remains stable in the 14-day average. According to the California Department of Public Health. Hospitalization rates remain stable over the long-term while showing a slight uptick in the 14-day average.
California has 169,309 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There have been 3,234,412 tests conducted in California. As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, an increase in the number of positive cases has been expected – increasing the importance of positivity rates to find signs of community spread.
There have been 5,424 COVID-19 deaths in California since the start of the pandemic.
As of June 19, local health departments in California have reported 13,150 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 82 deaths statewide.
