About one in seven Californians, 14.8 percent, received at least one dose of COVID-19, which is a positive sign after one of the slowest vaccinations in the country began.
In California, 19.1 percent of residents 18 years and older received at least one vaccine dose, and 6 percent of all residents received both doses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 8,243,711 vaccine doses were administered in California, 76 percent of the doses delivered, according to the Department of Public Health.
At the same time, the seven-day average of new cases is at its lowest point since early November, at the start of a massive winter push that set new records for infections and deaths in the state. On Friday, California provinces reported 6,975 new COVID-19 cases, according to data found by this news organization, for an average of seven days of 5,385 daily new cases.
Los Angeles County, the largest and heaviest hit in the state, reported 1,758 new cases, San Bernardino County reported 743 cases and San Diego County 662 cases, followed by Santa Clara, Kern and Orange provinces.
The number of patients hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 also improved. On Thursday, there were 5,590 patients, a decrease of 5.8 percent from the previous day and a decrease of 75 percent from an early peak in January. There are also 1,640 patients in beds with intensive care units with confirmed cases of COVID-19, a decrease of 4 percent over the previous day and a decrease of 66 percent from a peak in early January.
Despite rising vaccinations and declining cases, deaths remain high in the state. On Thursday, provinces reported 438 COVID-19 deaths. The state has an average of seven days of 423 daily deaths, although the average has been increased by the more than 800 deaths that occurred in the province of Los Angeles between December 3 and February 3, but were not included in public hours until Wednesday. not.
On Thursday, Los Angles County reported 139 deaths due to COVID-19, San Bernardino reported 110 deaths and Fresno 21 deaths, followed by the counties of San Joaquin, Riverside and Alameda.
In the Bay Area, Santa Clara County reported the most cases, adding 396 cases and 12 deaths on Friday for a total of 110,237 cases and 1,777 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Alameda County reported 191 cases and 17 deaths for a total of 80,279 cases and 1,241 deaths. Contra Costa County reported 203 cases and no new deaths for a total of 62,367 cases and 674 deaths.
San Mateo County reported 55 cases and 13 deaths for a total of 38,674 cases and 515 deaths, and San Francisco reported 131 cases and 12 deaths for 33,910 cases and 410 deaths.