As counties across California continue to loosen restrictions on stay-at-home orders, the number of coronavirus cases around the state continues to spike.
The seven-day new case average managed to dip slightly Monday even as 3,075 positive tests were recorded. The average over the last seven-day period now stands at 2,694.43 cases, which is up nearly 1,000 from the 1,872.71 seven-day average exactly one month ago.
It’s been 12 days since California topped 100,000 coronavirus cases and the state has added at least 2,000 cases to its count each day since hitting that milestone, bringing the total to 133,896 as of Monday evening. With 24 new deaths reported Monday, the COVID-19 death toll in the state reached 4,656.
Twelve of California’s 58 counties announced at least 50 new cases Monday including Los Angeles County, which added 800 cases to its count and is set to top 65,000 cases Tuesday. Other counties with large increases included Imperial County, where 445 people tested positive, Riverside County, where 429 people tested positive, and San Bernardino County, where 207 people tested positive.
The vast majority of new cases continue to come from Southern California, but cases were also on the rise in Northern California on Monday. The five most populated Bay Area counties each reported at least 30 new cases led by Alameda County, which added 71 cases Monday.
San Mateo County, which is nearing 2,500 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic, reported 64 new cases Monday.
The 10-county Bay Area reported two deaths Monday, with one in Santa Clara County, where 145 people have now died due to COVID-19, and one in Contra Costa County, where 40 people have died after contracting COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
