California reported 5,328 new cases of the coronavirus, on Wednesday, Aug. 26. bringing the cumulative total since tracking began to 684,038.
There were also 173 new deaths reported, making for a total of 12,508 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.
COVID-related hospitalizations in California continued on the decline as of Wednesday. The state reported 24 fewer patients, with a total of 5,537 total hospitalizations as of Wednesday.
As of Aug. 19, the state’s breakdown of cases by age is as follows:
- 5 and younger: 2.1% (14,473)
- 5-17: 7.9% (53,690)
- 18-34: 35.2% (238,798)
- 35-49: 24.9% (189,302)
- 50-59: 13.9% (94,635)
- 60-64: 5% (34,294)
- 65-69: 3.5% (23,499)
- 70-74: 2.4% (16,198)
- 75-79: 1.7% (11,237)
- 80 and older: 3.2% (22,054)
The state’s breakdown of deaths by age group is as follows:
- 5 and younger: 0% (0)
- 5-17: 0% (3)
- 18-34: 1.5% (179)
- 35-49: 5.7% (698)
- 50-59: 10.3% (1,250)
- 60-64: 8.2% (997)
- 65-69: 10.1% (1,224)
- 70-74: 11.5% (1,393)
- 75-79: 11.4% (1,388)
- 80 and older: 41.3% (5,022)
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