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From:Ring, Brian
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McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
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Subject:FW: State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
Date:Saturday, December 5, 2020 7:35:48 AM
Good morning Board –
FYI – latest COVID data from our State lobbyist.
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
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Subject: State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
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To: County Administrative Officers and Interested Parties
From: Paul J. Yoder and Karen Lange
Date: December 4, 2020
RE: State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
CDPH has announced that two of the five regions have fallen below the 15% ICU threshold. Please
see the press release below. You can also view more information at the following link:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR20-323.aspx
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
Date: December 4,2020
Number: NR20-323
Contact:CDPHpress@cdph.ca.gov
SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the
most recent statistics on COVID-19.
California has 1,286,557 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-
day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.
There were 22,018 newly recorded confirmed cases Thursday. Numbers do not represent true
day-over-day change as these results include cases from prior to yesterday.
The 7-day positivity rate is 8.5% and the 14-day positivity rate is 7.3%.
There have been 24,675,478 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of
200,836 over the prior 24-hour reporting period.
As case numbers continue to rise in California, the total number of individuals who will have
serious outcomes will also increase. There have been 19,582 COVID-19 deaths since the start
of the pandemic.
New Regional Stay Home Order
To preserve California's health care system,the state announced a new Regional Stay Home
Orderyesterdaythat goes into effect if intensive care unit (ICU) capacity drops below 15% in
any one of five regions across the state. Today's data is for informational purposes only as the
order does not take effect until December 5, 2020 at 12:59 p.m.
Current available ICU capacity by region:
Bay Area: 21.2%
Greater Sacramento Region: 21.4%
Northern California: 20.9%
San Joaquin Valley: 14.1%
Southern California: 13.1%