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New coronavirus cases rose 6.2% in California during the week ending Sunday as the state added 6,530 cases. The week before, there were 6,148 new cases of the virus causing COVID-19.
California was ranked 31st among the states with the fastest spreading coronavirus per person, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. In the past week, coronavirus cases in the United States were down 19.6% from the previous week, with 79,884 cases reported. With 11.87% of the country’s population, California recorded 8.17% of the country’s cases last week. Across the country, eight states had more cases in the past week than the week before.
In California, the worst weekly epidemics per person were in Modoc, Sierra and Mendocino counties. Los Angeles County, with 1,489 cases, added the most new cases overall; San Diego County, with 546 cases; and Sacramento County, with 439. The number of weekly cases increased in 26 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the previous week’s pace were in Los Angeles, Tulare and San Diego counties.
Shasta County has reported 50 cases and one death in the past week. A week earlier, it had reported 108 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 12,630 cases and 233 deaths.
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Tehama County has reported 15 cases and zero deaths in the past week. A week earlier, he had reported nine cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 5,731 cases and 63 deaths.
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California ranked 13th among states for the share of people who received at least one injection, with 60% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 53.3%, 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 said it administered an additional 1,076,492 doses of the vaccine, including 440,971 first doses. During the previous week, the state administered 1,051,517 doses of the vaccine, including 380,640 first doses. In total, California reported administering 41,478,634 total doses.
Across California, cases fell in 31 counties, with the best declines in San Mateo, Riverside and Shasta counties.
In California, 142 people were reported dead from COVID-19 during the week ending Sunday. During the previous week, 155 people had been declared dead.
A total of 3,808,258 people in California have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 63,335 people have died of the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In the United States, 33,541,887 people have tested positive and 601,824 people have died.
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The USA TODAY Network is posting localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have any questions about the data or history, contact Mike Stucka at [email protected].
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