How many COVID cases are there in Bay Area and California?

What are the latest developments?

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How many people are admitted to the hospital?

The number of people hospitalized in California due to COVID-19 dropped by more than 16% last week, with fewer than 15,000 patients across the country compared to nearly 22,000 at the end of December. The number of ICU patients has dropped below 4,000 for the first time since December 24th. The Bay Area last week reported nearly a 16% decrease in total patients and a decrease of more than 13% in ICU patients. However, the state still reports 0% ICU availability.

Due to the limited testing ability, not all patients with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital were tested. Although not all suspected cases will ultimately test positive, these patients can provide a more comprehensive picture of the claims to hospitals. Even with suspected cases included, hospitals did not see an increase in virus-related patients as feared.

Where are the Bay Area provinces open again?

With San Francisco resuming outdoor dining and other activities like personal care services Jan. 28, all of the Bay Area counties have returned to the state’s color-coded level system to lead the reopening. All provinces in the Bay Area, like most of the state, are in the most restrictive press level. Look at the reopening tracker to see what is allowed in each level and each country. When the local home order was lifted on January 25, the four-week projections for ICU availability in all regions were above the 15% threshold. As of Monday, four of the five regions remained below the threshold, and the Bay region has 8.2% availability, according to the state website. Southern California and San Joaquin Valley still report 0% availability.

What are the current trends in the Bay?

The total number of cases of coronavirus reported in the Bay last week decreased by 26% compared to the previous week, which was a second consecutive week with a large decrease. The average daily cases dropped from more than 4400 three weeks ago to less than 2300 last week. After large increases in November as well as December, the total number of cases reported in the Bay Area in January was almost identical to December with a decrease of less than 1%. Three of the nine provinces, including Santa Clara, which recently surpassed more than 100,000 cases, reported fewer cases in January than in December. Of the six counties that reported increases, only Marin reported a jump of more than 10%. The number of virus-related deaths reported in the Bay Area was 419, compared to the record of 466 reported last week but still higher than previous months. There were 1,677 deaths reported in January compared to 608 in December, with Marin, San Francisco and Santa Clara more than tripling deaths last month.

What is the status of testing in California?

State laboratories processed just under 2 million results during the week ended 31 January with a positive percentage of 6.7%, which was lower than the 8.1% reported the previous week and less than half of what it was early in January. Nationally, the positivity rate was just over 8%. The state used 8% as a target for reopening in its original plan and now uses the positivity rate, along with the case (adjusted based on test levels) to determine the status of the level. As more people are tested, the positive test score provides a clearer picture of how many people carry the virus, including those without symptoms. There are different types of tests now available in California, and home versions are slowly becoming available. Here’s a look at your options.

How does California compare to the rest of the country?

The average of seven days for new business in the US continued its downward trend and fell below 150,000 for the first time since November 14th. Although the total number of cases is now more than 26 million, the number in January was almost 300,000 less than reported in December. California showed more than a 5% drop in January compared to December with about 60,000 fewer cases. The daily average for the week ending 31 January was just under 20,000, the first time below the point since the week ending 29 November. However, deaths have remained higher with more than 3,800 reported last week, an increase of nearly 300 from the previous week. Global estimates are that 55% of the more than 103 million patients who tested positive recovered. Recovery figures are not available for the Bay Area or California.

Findings earlier indicate US outbreak begins

An autopsy report showing that the first death related to COVID-19 occurred on February 6 in Santa Clara County and not on February 26 in Washington, supports research suggesting that the outbreak in the United States began much earlier than we knew and before health officials started following data.

300 cases were reported in the Bay when orders for shelter took place on 16 March. But studies and disease models suggest that more than 10,000 people in the Bay were probably infected by then. This research, coupled with the earlier deaths identified in Santa Clara County, indicates how far behind the U.S. was in recognizing the outbreak of the virus.

The data used here examines the spread of the virus and the possible limitation of the time when officials knew the virus had arrived in the United States. Although this information is limited and lacks the ability to give a complete history of the virus, it is all that health officials have and underscores the importance of heightened testing to give a clearer picture of the current situation.