COVID-19: By the updated numbers

SACRAMENTO – (INT) - California has 754,923 confirmed cases of the coronavirus to date.

• There were 4,625 newly recorded confirmed cases as of the last report..
• The 7-day positivity rate is 3.5% and the 14-day positivity rate is 3.8%.
• There have been 12,690,016 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 133,049 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 14,329 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Health Care Worker Infection Rates
As of September 12th, local health departments have reported 35,344 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 166 deaths statewide.