Use these interactive maps to compare your California county’s COVID-19 data
The end to the omicron winter surge is not in sight yet as reported COVID-19 cases continue to be exceedingly high.
However, some signs indicate that California may have reached its peak in cases. According to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, the test positivity rate is currently at 21.1%, which is a 1.8% decrease from the past seven days. It had peaked on Jan. 10 at 23.1%.
Use the interactive maps below, compiled through Data Herald, a data visualization company, to see where your county sits with cases, ICU capacity and hospital capacity, and vaccinations.
COVID-19 Cases in California
See COVID cases per thousand in every county in California with the interactive map below. Data is provided by Johns Hopkins University. It was last updated Jan. 17.
California ICU capacity by county
Many counties from across the state are also seeing high intensive care unit occupancy.
Occupancy refers to the number of beds currently taken by patients and contributes to the overall measure of capacity.
You can see how your county fares in ICU capacity with the map below. Data is provided by healthdata.gov, a government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It was last updated Jan. 17.
California hospital occupancy by county
You can look at hospital capacities for counties across the state with the map below. Data is provided by healthdata.gov. It was last updated Jan. 17.
Hospital capacity measures the number of available beds, staffing and resources. Occupancy is the number of beds taken by patients.
COVID-19 vaccination rates by county
While breakthrough infections can occur, the CDC recommends that people get vaccinated against COVID-19 to mitigate severe illness, hospitalizations and death due to the virus and its variants.
See how your county fares in vaccination rates with the map below. Data is provided by COVID Act Now, a non-profit focused on COVID initiatives. Note that data may differ from the state dashboard. It was last updated Jan. 18.
This story was originally published January 18, 2022 at 2:27 PM.