One in three adults receives at least one dose of the vaccine

More than a third of Californians 18 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a milestone just weeks before the state surrenders all people 16 and older eligible for a vaccine.

California has administered 16,775,843 doses of the vaccine to date, 79 percent of the doses delivered to the state, and takes an average of 288,010 injections per day, according to the Department of Public Health. Three-quarters of California residents aged 65 and over have received at least one dose and nearly half are fully immunized, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than a third – 36 percent – of residents 16 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and nearly 19 percent are fully immunized. As of April 1, anyone 50 years of age and older will be eligible for a vaccine vaccine, which is currently limited to people 65 years of age and older and those at significant risk due to underlying health issues, their conditions. of life or of their work.

Then on April 15, vaccine eligibility will be extended to anyone in the state 16 years of age and older in anticipation of an increase in the state’s vaccine supply.

At the same time, California has seen one of the lowest numbers of inpatients or intensive care unit beds with COVID-19 in months. As of Thursday, 2,372 patients had been hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, down 0.3% from the previous day and the lowest number since the end of October.

There are also 576 patients in intensive care beds with confirmed cases, down 4.2% from the previous day and the lowest number since late March 2020.

New cases of COVID-19 have also continued to decline steadily after a massive surge that began in November and peaked during the holidays. As of Friday, 3,339 new cases were reported by counties in California, according to data tracked by that news agency, bringing the state’s seven-day average to 2,554 daily cases. This is slightly up from the previous day, but still the lowest average since June 1.

There have been 3,631,659 cases of COVID-19 in California since the start of the pandemic, although that number does not include cases that have not been tested.

Los Angeles County, the largest and hardest-hit in the state, reported 784 new cases on Friday, followed by San Diego County with 422 cases and Sacramento County with 208. They were followed by counties. of Fresno, San Bernardino and Orange.

California counties reported 241 deaths from the virus on Friday, for an average of 191 deaths over seven days. It’s up slightly from the previous days, but it’s still the lowest number since December 15th. Since the start of the pandemic, 58,169 people have died from COVID-19 in California.