One in four adult CAs has received at least one dose of vaccine

New cases of the coronavirus in California continue to decline as the total number of residents vaccinated in the state continues to rise, positive signs that a massive winter surge that has skyrocketed cases and deaths in the state. State is coming to an end.

California counties reported 3,652 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to data tracked by this news organization. The state now has a seven-day average of 3,677 new cases, the lowest the average has been since October 22, before the outbreak sent average case rates as high as 45,388 on December 22. start of the pandemic, although this does not include cases where an individual has been infected but has never been tested for the virus.

The largest and hardest-hit Los Angeles County on Friday reported 889 cases, San Diego County 362 and Kern County 199. They were followed by Riverside, Sacramento and Orange counties.

Vaccinations, meanwhile, continue to increase. So far, 11,169,839 doses have been administered in the state, out of 15,384,710 doses that have been delivered to California, according to the state Department of Public Health, and 25.2% of Californians from 18 years and older received at least one dose of the vaccine while 11.8% were fully immunized, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Although cases have returned to pre-occurrence levels, deaths remain high – death rates are generally lower than cases. Counties reported 325 deaths in the state on Friday, for a seven-day average of 228 daily deaths: the lowest average since December 30. The state has recorded 55,467 deaths from the virus.

Los Angeles County reported the most deaths on Friday with 100 dead, followed by San Bernardino County with 57 and Riverside County with 30. They were followed by Orange, Santa Clara and Kern counties.

The number of patients in hospital or in intensive care unit beds with confirmed cases of COVID-19 has also improved in recent weeks. On Thursday, 3,335 patients were hospitalized with the virus in the state, a drop of 4.1% from the previous day and the lowest number of patients hospitalized since November 9. The number of patients in intensive care beds rose 0.5% on Thursday to 966 patients, although it was still the fewest patients since November 13.