California becomes first state to surpass 2 million coronavirus cases and counting
John Antczak and Don Thompson
The Associated Press
California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began.
A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed the nation’s most populated state has recorded 2,010,157 infections since January. More than 23,000 people have died from the virus.
California’s infection rate – in terms of the number of cases per 100,000 people – is lower than the U.S. average but its nearly 40 million residents mean the outbreak outpaces other states in sheer numbers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict.
The country s most populous state had recorded 2,010,157 infections as of Thursday afternoon. The California Health Department has not yet updated its daily figures.
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