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COVID-19 by the numbers; plus key resources to help you stay informed

By Berkeleyside staff

A daily snapshot of key COVID-19 statistics in Berkeley and beyond. Please review linked resources for the latest data. The New York Times has delved into why these numbers are so challenging to track. Please note: The charts below are interactive; untick Alameda County data in the legend to expand the Berkeley COVID-19 statistics.

Case counts and hospitalizations are the numbers reported today. Any change in the COVID-19 statistics is in relation to the prior weekday’s total unless otherwise noted. An increase today generally reflects new cases on multiple dates in the past.

Berkeley

New cases

5

3,511 total; 7-day positivity rate: 0.28%

Deaths (total)

41

no change

Residents hospitalized

118

since March 2020 (updated twice a month; as of March 17, 2021)

Residents vaccinated (first dose)

64,731

second doses: 39,908 (citywide, as per Alameda County Public Health)

Vaccine received by BPH

64,545

this does not include local hospitals or other providers (updated weekly each Thursday)

Doses administered by BPH

64,250 (99%)

updated weekly, so actual doses may be higher

Average daily COVID-19 tests

748

324,129

New UC Berkeley cases

3

1,084 total; 7-day positivity rate: 0.2%

Alameda County and the Bay Area

Current tier for Alameda County

3

moderate

New AC cases and deaths (excluding Berkeley)

26 cases, 0 deaths

81,454 cases, 1,434 deaths

AC residents vaccinated

756,795 (first dose)

including Berkeley

Current hospitalized (including Berkeley)

110

up 1; COVID-19 positive and suspected patients

Current ICU patients (including Berkeley)

22

down 3; this is a subset of hospitalized patients

ICU beds available (including Berkeley)

107

Available AC ICU capacity: 39%
Available AC ventilators: 73%
Bay Area ICU capacity: 33%

New Bay Area** stats

556 cases, 23 deaths

443,570 cases, 6,315 deaths

California

Total cases

3.713 million

up from 3.710 million

New deaths

83

60,527

Vaccine doses administered

24.7 million

Doses shipped: 31.0 million

Health workers infected

105,493 cases, 449 deaths

at work and elsewhere

Current hospitalizations

1,833

down 32

Of those, patients in the ICU

433

down 26

Suspected hospitalizations

353 hospitalizations, including 43 ICU patients

COVID-19 tests

57.2 million

The 7-day positivity rate is 1.7%

Unemployment claims filed

21.4 million

$134 billion distributed
(since March 20, 2020)

United States and the world

Total cases in the U.S.

31.57 million

up from 31.49 million

Deaths in the U.S.

566,167

up from 565,240

Total tests in the U.S.

413 million

Total cases in the world

139.6 million

up from 138.7 million

Deaths in the world

3.00 million

up from 2.98 million

Other figures

How far away do you need to be for social distancing

6 feet

Population in Berkeley that’s 60 or older

Nearly 20%

Age at which health risks increase dramatically

80

Total recovered

89

As of June 10 (the city has declined to provide a more recent figure)

Hand-washing stations in Berkeley

28

the city has said it would like to set up more but they are not available

Masks distributed by the state

130 million

Hotel rooms for homeless across the state

15,700

Licensed hospital beds in California

74,000

“Surge” beds in the state

53,000

ICU beds in California pre-COVID-19

10,000

Ventilators in California pre-COVID-19

7,600

Unused ventilators in California

11,000

Berkeley population

122,580

as of May 2020

Alameda County population

1,670,834

as of May 2020

California population

39,782,870

as of May 2020

More COVID-19 statistics and resources

Know of other great resources for COVID-19 statistics? Please share them in the comments. Then wash your hands!

** Berkeleyside tabulates this figure daily by reviewing the official public health websites in Berkeley and Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties.

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