According to data collected by the Harvard Global Health Institute, several California counties are at the COVID-19 “tipping point” as the holidays near.
It’s called “Pandemics Explained” and in it researchers have mapped a coronavirus risk state by state and county by county in a seven-day average of new cases per 100,000 people -- at least 17 of California’s 58 counties are in the “red” zone, with 25 or more cases per 100,000 people.
The map uses four color-codes to show risk levels in various counties – red indicates a “tipping point” meaning that stay-at-home orders are in place or necessary.
As of Wednesday, California reported an average over two weeks of 4,300 daily cases as of Nov. 1. There is now an average of around 7,700 new cases every day and California’s Department of Public Health confirmed 9,811 new cases Wednesday — the highest two-week average since Aug. 22.
According to the COVID Risk Levels Map, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County are both at the “tipping point” with 26.6 cases and 39.7 per 100,000 people respectively.
Also, in the “red” level is Sacramento County with 25.4 cases per 100,000 people and at least 30,000 total cases as of Nov. 18.
Alpine County and Lassen County in Northern California, additionally have some of the highest per capita case rates as of Nov. 18 – with 291 and 157.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people, respectively.
In Central California, Mono County has a 145.4 cases per 100,000 people as of Nov. 18., and Kings County has 79.5 cases per 100,000 people. Fresno County has 28.9 new daily cases per 100,000 people, the map indicates.
Plumas County, has managed to stay in the “green” level, averaging zero daily new cases per 100,000 people and 94 cases overall.
According to reporting by the Sacramento Bee, only one county in the state has managed to stay in “green” level, averaging zero daily new cases per 100,000 people and 94 cases overall, ad that’s Plumas County in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007.