Coronavirus state tracker: California reported 92 more people have died as of Aug. 15

California reported 5,975 new cases of the coronavirus, on Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing the cumulative total since tracking began to 617,572.

There were also 92 new deaths reported Saturday, making for a total of 11,371 people who have died, according to unofficial counts from county websites.

COVID-related hospitalizations across the state continued to decline Saturday. State health officials reported 37 fewer hospitalizations, with 6,327 people in hospitals statewide. That marks the 11th day straight that hospitalizations had declined.

As of Aug. 13, the state’s breakdown of cases by age is as follows:

5 and younger: 2.1% (12,329)5-17: 7.6% (45,817)18-34: 35.3% (212,134)35-49: 25% (150,210)50-59: 14% (84,175)60-64: 5.1% (30,458)65-69: 3.5% (20,851)70-74: 2.4% (14,526)75-79: 1.7% (10,027)80 and older: 3.3% (19,712)

The state’s breakdown of deaths by age group is as follows:

5 and younger: 0% (0)5-17: 0% (1)18-34: 1.5% (160)35-49: 5.8% (623)50-59: 10.2% (1,104)60-64: 8% (870)65-69: 9.9% (1,076)70-74: 11.4% (1,239)75-79: 11.4% (1,230)80 and older: 41.8% (4,526)

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Source: Orange County Register