California Has Most Coronavirus Cases in U.S., Surpasses New York Total
The state reported a record 12,807 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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California surpassed New York in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, making the state the nation’s leader in cases. The state saw a record high number of new cases on Wednesday with 12,804 cases. It took the total number of cases statewide to 413,576, just surpassing the total number of cases in New York, once the epicenter of the virus. In a tweet, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Californians to “take this seriously,” and to wear masks. State officials attribute the high case counts in part to the state’s large population— at 40 million residents—and increased testing. California remains behind New York in fatalities, which at more than 25,000 deaths has seen three times the number that California has.
Today, CA is reporting a record high number of cases:
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 22, 2020
Single day #: 12,807
7-day average: 9,420
Total: 413,576
Yesterday’s test #: 127,487
Total: 6,664,419
7-day positivity rate: 7.6%
Those are a lot of numbers that tell us one thing: we MUST take this seriously.
WEAR A MASK.
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