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California Survey on Coronavirus
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Oct 6, 2020
A PPIC September survey found that 28% of Californians say they are very concerned about getting the coronavirus and needing to be hospitalized (33% are somewhat concerned).
This is similar to May 2020 (24% very concerned, 34% somewhat concerned), when California had about half as many new cases daily as now.
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Oct 1, 2020
Source: CDPH as of September 29th Data:
810,625 Positive cases
23,155 New cases past week
10.4 % Age 0-17 cases*
60.0 % Age 18-49 cases*
18.9 % Age 50-64 cases*
10.7 % Age 65+ cases*
2,393 Confirmed Hospitalizations
29.1% Confirmed % ICU
874 Suspected Hospitalizations
15,792 Deaths
588 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Latino COVID-19 Mortality Rates by Age Group, May to August 2020
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Sep 29, 2020
August 11, 2020: Young Adults 2.12 deaths per 100,000; Early Middle Age 14.23 deaths per 100,000; Late Middle Age 54.73 deaths per 100,000
July 11, 2020: Young Adults 1.15 deaths per 100,000; Early Middle Age 8.58 deaths per 100,000; Late Middle Age 33.0 deaths per 100,000
June 11, 2020: Young Adults 0.78 deaths per 100,000; Early Middle Age 5.40 deaths per 100,000; Late Middle Age 20.24 deaths per 100,000
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Sep 24, 2020
Source: CDPH as of September 22nd Data:
787,470 Positive cases
24,507 New cases past week
10.3 % Age 0-17 cases*
60.0 % Age 18-49 cases*
18.9 % Age 50-64 cases*
10.7 % Age 65+ cases*
2,617 Confirmed Hospitalizations
29.9% Confirmed % ICU
940 Suspected Hospitalizations
15,204 Deaths
589 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Medi-Cal Spending by State and Federal Funds
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Sep 22, 2020
Year / State Funds* / Federal Funds*
2009-10 / 10.22 / 28.6
2010-11 / 12.37 / 39.41
2011-12 / 15.1 / 28.25
2012-13 / 14.9 / 34.6
2013-14 / 16.5 / 39.5
2014-15 / 17.1 / 62.4
2015-16 / 17.8 / 63.5
2016-17 / 18.8 / 70.0
2017-18 / 20.0 / 70.0
2018-19 / 19.4 / 71.6
2019-20 / 22.7 / 76.8
2020-21 / 23.6 / 91.8
UnitedHealthcare and Canopy Health Introduce ‘California Doctors Plan’ in Nine Bay Area Counties
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Sep 18, 2020
UnitedHealthcare and Canopy Health have introduced a new health plan that offers consumers in Northern California personalized customer support as well as the opportunity to save up to 25% on premiums.
As the latest addition to a portfolio of health plans the two organizations have launched together, the California Doctors Plan provides access to health care for people with employer-sponsored health coverage in nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma.
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Sep 17, 2020
Source: CDPH as of September 15th Data:
762,963 Positive cases
23,436 New cases past week
10.3% Age 0-17 cases*
60.1% Age 18-49 cases*
18.9% Age 50-64 cases*
10.7% Age 65+ cases*
2,821 Confirmed Hospitalizations
31.0% Confirmed % ICU
864 Suspected Hospitalizations
14,615 Deaths
774New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Preliminary Average Rate Change for Covered California, 2015-2021
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Sep 15, 2020
2021: 0.6%
2020: 0.8%
2019: 8.7%
2018: 12.5%
2017: 13.2%
2016: 4.0%
2015: 4.2%
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Sep 10, 2020
Source: CDPH as of September 8th Data:
739,527 Positive cases
27,475 New cases past week
10.2% Age 0-17 cases*
60.1% Age 18-49 cases*
18.9% Age 50-64 cases*
10.8% Age 65+ cases*
3,3,54 Confirmed Hospitalizations
32.0% Confirmed % ICU
1,071 Suspected Hospitalizations
13,841 Deaths
678 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Total Savings if Procuring PPE Stockpile at Non-Pandemic Costs
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Sep 8, 2020
Population Covered / Number of Workers / Non-Pandemic Cost* / Pandemic Cost* / Savings
Healthcare workers / 1.8 million / $86.8 / $573.9 / $487.2
Non-healthcare essential workers / 3.5 million / $47.7 / $233.7 / $186.1
Total / 5.3 million / $134.4 / $807.7 / $673.3
*$ in millions
Source: UC Berkeley Labor Center, Economic and Health Benefits of a PPE Stockpile
Enrollment in Medi-Cal Past Decade
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Sep 1, 2020
January 2010: 7.24M
January 2011: 7.50M
January 2012: 7.60M
January 2013: 7.86M
January 2014: 9.91M
January 2015: 12.37M
January 2016: 13.57M
January 2017: 13.53M
January 2018: 13.35M
January 2019: 12.94M
January 2020: 12.58M
Source: California Healthline: Medicaid Mystery: Millions of Enrollees Haven't Materialized
California Coronavirus cases by age, April vs. August 2020
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Aug 25, 2020
Date | 0-17 years old | 18-49 years old | 50-64 years old | 65+ years old
April 2, 2020 | 1.1% | 49.5% | 26.9% | 21.9%
August 4, 2020 | 9.2% | 60.5% | 19.1% | 11%
Source: SF Chronicle: Troubling trend: More young people now getting coronavirus
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Aug 20, 2020
Source: CDPH as of August 18th Data:
638,831 Positive cases
52,775 New cases past week
9.9% Age 0-17 cases*
60.3% Age 18-49 cases*
19.0% Age 50-64 cases*
10.8% Age 65+ cases*
5,058 Confirmed Hospitalizations
31.4% Confirmed % ICU
1,421 Suspected Hospitalizations
11,523 Deaths
875 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Worries about Coronavirus by Race/Ethnicity
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Aug 18, 2020
In response to question: How worried, if at all, are you that you or someone in your family will get sick from the Coronavirus?*
_____| African Americans | Asian Americans | Latinos | White
Very worried | 28% | 37% | 61% | 28%
Somewhat worried | 43% | 49% | 25% | 37%
Not too worried | 23% | 12% | 9% | 24%
Not at all worried | 6% | 1% | 4% | 11%
*Survey conducted July 2020
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Aug 14, 2020
Source: CDPH as of July 28th Data:
586,056 Positive cases
61,334 New cases past week
9.6% Age 0-17 cases*
60.4% Age 18-49 cases*
19.1% Age 50-64 cases*
10.9% Age 65+ cases*
5,442 Confirmed Hospitalizations
31.2% Confirmed % ICU
1,205 Suspected Hospitalizations
10,648 Deaths
945 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
California Cases and Deaths Associated with COVID-19 by Race and Ethnicity*
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Aug 11, 2020
Race/Ethnicity | # Cases | % Cases | # Deaths | % Deaths | % CA Population
Latino | 189,415 | 57.7% | 4,189 | 46.3% | 38.9%
White | 56,636 | 17.2% | 2,713 | 30.0% | 36.6%
Asian | 17,776 | 5.4% | 1,132 | 12.5% | 15.4%
African American | 14,024 | 4.3% | 756 | 8.4% | 6.0%
Multi-Race | 2,640 | 0.8% | 50 | 0.6% | 2.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native | 767 | 0.2% | 33 | 0.4% | 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 1,927 | 0.6% | 48 | 0.5% | 0.3%
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Aug 7, 2020
Source: CDPH as of July 28th Data:
524,722 Positive cases
58,172 New cases past week
9.3% Age 0-17 cases*
60.5% Age 18-49 cases*
19.2% Age 50-64 cases*
11.0% Age 65+ cases*
6,184 Confirmed Hospitalizations
29.6% Confirmed % ICU
1,368 Suspected Hospitalizations
9,703 Deaths
1,185 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
Projected Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in California Assuming Five Million Jobs Loss
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Aug 4, 2020
Health Coverage Insurance / Commercial / Medi-Cal / Uninsured
Pre-COVID-19 / 21,148,800 / 10,194,300 / 4,240,200 / 2,774,100
(2018)
Change / -2,250,000 / 1,480,000 / 0 / 770,000
Post-COVID-19 / 18,898,800 / 11,674,300 / 4,240,200 / 3,544,100
Percentage Distrubition
Pre-COVID-19 / 55% / 27% / 11% / 7%
Post-COVID-19 / 49% / 30% / 11% / 9%
COVID-19 in California by the Numbers
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Jul 30, 2020
Source: CDPH as of July 28th Data:
466,550 Positive cases
65,781 New cases past week
9.0% Age 0-17 cases*
60.5% Age 18-49 cases*
19.3 Age 50-64 cases*
11.2% Age 65+ cases*
6,896 Confirmed Hospitalizations
28.6% Confirmed % ICU
1,421 Suspected Hospitalizations
8,518 Deaths
763 New Deaths Past Week
*(excludes unknown age cases)
