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California has tested 5 million specimens for Covid-19. During the entire month of June, the state went from above 50,000 tests per day to well over 100,000 tests per day. Yet infection rates and death rates remain flat.
Tests in California more than doubled between June 1 and July 7, from about 2 million to 5 million. And cases roughly tripled. But the death rate remains between 1% and 2%, while the infection rate is relatively flat between 5% and 11%.
The number of laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 hospital patients is less than 6,000. This number is rising, but the number of suspected Covid-19 hospital patients is falling slightly. This would explain a rise in cases, since more testing is being conducted. As of July 3, 2020, the number of ICU beds available is only slightly lower than the number of general Covid-19 patients, and far exceeds the number of Covid-19 patients in the ICU.
However, these numbers are statewide; hospital beds may be getting close to maximum in counties with the most cases, such as Los Angeles. Stay tuned for L.A. numbers soon.
