California Covid-19 Hospitalizations by County

Surge Hits Southern California Hospitals

Anaheim, Calif.- Positivity rates continue to break records in many locations as the current COVID-19 surge inundates California. The Omicron variant, while not been quite as as deadly or severe in most cases, has been extraordinarily severe on impact for hospitals and staff.

In California, data from the top 36 counties which represents ~98% of the state's total population show where healthcare systems around the state are being hit. As of January 16, Imperial County has the highest hospitalization rate per capita in the State of California.

Jan 16

County	Pop.	Hospitalizations	Per Capita
Imperial	180,599	95	0.0526%
San Bernadino	2,206,750	1107	0.0502%
Placer	410,327	205	0.0500%
Los Angeles	9,969,510	4257	0.0427%
Stanislaus	555,728	220	0.0396%
Riverside	2,520,060	991	0.0393%
Fresno	1,013,400	390	0.0385%
Ventura	841,734	310	0.0368%
Orange	3,175,130	1154	0.0363%
San Diego	3,347,270	1180	0.0353%
Sacramento	1,578,680	505	0.0320%
San Joaquin	781,462	217	0.0278%
Shasta	180,822	50	0.0277%
Butte	196,880	54	0.0274%
Kings	156,056	42	0.0269%
Kern	913,090	244	0.0267%
Solano	451,479	117	0.0259%
San Francisco	883,255	228	0.0258%
Santa Clara	1,918,880	461	0.0240%
Alameda	1,680,480	401	0.0239%
Santa Barbara	447,937	103	0.0230%
Napa	135,654	30	0.0221%
Madera	158,217	34	0.0215%
Humboldt	134,186	28	0.0209%
Tulare	469,407	91	0.0194%
Contra Costa	1,159,540	214	0.0185%
San Mateo	762,357	138	0.0181%
Sonoma	485,722	85	0.0175%
Merced	284,738	49	0.0172%
San Luis Obispo	282,625	44	0.0156%
Monterey	434,283	65	0.0150%
Nevada	100,249	14	0.0140%
Santa Cruz	271,957	35	0.0129%
Marin *	257,154	33	0.0128%
El Dorado	197,037	13	0.0066%
Yolo	221,264	14	0.0063%