COVID cases, deaths in Monterey County amid state coronavirus surge
Monterey County reported 269 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the week ending Sunday amid an increase in cases across California. A week earlier, the council had recorded 210 cases and zero deaths.
During the pandemic, Monterey County reported 93,574 cases and 729 deaths.
New cases of coronavirus jumped in California in the week ending Sunday, up 44.7% as 34,911 cases were reported. Last week, 24,125 new cases of COVID-19 virus were reported.
California ranks 22nd among the states where the coronavirus has spread the fastest per person, according to an analysis by the USA TODAY network of data from Johns Hopkins University. In the last week coronavirus cases in the United States increased by 57.1% over the previous week, with 351,599 cases reported.
With 11.87% of the country’s population, California had 9.93% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 42 states had more cases in the last week than in the previous week.
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Within California, the worst weekly outbreaks per person were in Marin County with 250 cases per 100,000 per week; San Mateo County with 206; and Sierra County with 200. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin in 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding most of the new cases overall were Los Angeles County, with 9,319 cases; San Diego County, with 2,794 cases; and San Bernardino County, with 2,566. The weekly case count has increased by 50 municipalities compared to the previous week. The worst increases over the previous week’s pace were in Los Angeles, Santa Clara and Sacramento counties.
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California ranks 15th among states in proportion to people receiving at least one vaccine, with 83.6% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 77.5%, according to a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most widely used in the United States, require two doses given a few weeks apart.
In the week ending Sunday, California reported administering another 447,269 doses of vaccine, including 69,787 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 891,345 doses of vaccine, including 228,416 first doses. In total, California reported administering a total of 74,679,864 doses.
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In California, cases fell in seven counties, with the best declines in Stanislaus County, with 237 cases from 1,854 a week earlier; in Humboldt County, with 80 cases out of 242; and in Plumas County, with 4 cases out of 42.
In California, 344 people died from COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the previous week, 312 people died.
A total of 9,192,666 people in California have tested positive for coronavirus since the pandemic began and 90,014 people have died from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, 80,984,914 people tested positive and 991,254 people died.
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COVID-19 hospital admissions increase in California
USA TODAY analyzed data from federal hospitals as of Sunday, April 24th.
Probable COVID patients admitted to the state:
- Last week: 3,609
- The previous week: 3,300
- Four weeks ago: 4,060
Probably patients with COVID admitted to the country:
- Last week: 40,571
- The previous week: 37,500
- Four weeks ago: 39,316
Hospitals in 37 states reported more patients with COVID-19 than a week earlier, while hospitals in 25 states had more patients with COVID-19 in intensive care beds. Hospitals in 42 states have admitted more patients with COVID-19 in the last week than a week earlier, according to USA TODAY analysis of U.S. human and health services data.
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