Intensive Care Nurse is first to receive COVID vaccine in CA, as state reported 42,000+ new cases

Helen Cordova, an intensive care unit nurse from Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, was one of the first medical personnel to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in California on Monday.

Why it matters:

The great pandemic of 2020 has entered into the endgame as the United States starts the most extensive vaccination campaign in American history.

By the numbers:

In California: The state once again broke the record for daily covid-19 cases in a single day with 42,129 — California is averaging 33,000 cases a day over the last week, per LA Times.

• On Sunday, the state health department reported 13,635 people who are hospitalized with the virus.

• Officials say California is expected to receive 327,600 doses of Pfizer's vaccine.

In Los Angeles County:

• The current expected initial allocation for LA County is 82,875 doses, and we are hoping to receive two additional allocations in December, officials say.

• Public Health has confirmed 48 new deaths and 7,344 new cases of COVID-19

• In the last two weeks, there have been over 3,400 new cases among healthcare workers.

In Long Beach:

LB Department of Health reported 987 new cases within the last three days, but no new deaths.

👉Mayor Robert Garcia said the first batch of the Coronavirus vaccine would be in Long Beach this Thursday.

• 21,075 total positive results

• 987 new cases since last update (Dec. 10)*

• Seven-day positivity rate: 11.5%

• 81.1 seven-day case rate per 100K population

• 295 fatalities

• 96 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19

• 274 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in area hospitals (Long Beach Memorial Hospital, St. Mary Medical Center, College Medical Center, Lakewood Regional Medical Center and Los Alamitos Medical Center as of Dec. 13)

• Approximately 16,786 recovered (Please note that, for low-risk patients recovering at home, recovery data is self-reported)

• 397,122 total tests conducted