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California reports a record 585 virus deaths in single day By CHRISTOPHER WEBERJanuary 1, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) — California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day after a health official said the pandemic was pushing state hospitals to the “brink of catastrophe” as some medical centers scramble to provide oxygen for the critically ill. The California Department of Public Health on Friday reported more than than 47,189 new confirmed COVID-19 ...

The county also ended the year by announcing a grim new death toll of 62, the single highest one-day figure since the pandemic began. Hospitals, particularly in Southern California and the agricultural San Joaquin Valley in the middle of the state, have been overrun with virus patients and don’t have any more intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients. “We’re exhausted and it’s the calm before the storm,” said Jahmaal Willis, a nurse and emergency room leader at Providence St. Mar...