COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and coun accesswdun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from accesswdun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
California’s infection rate in terms of number of cases per 100,000 people is lower than the U.S. average but its 40 million residents means it outpaces other states in sheer numbers. More than 23,000 Californians have died since the pandemic began.
California s COVID Crisis: 2 Million Confirmed Cases And Counting
The state had 1 million cases last month. The spike stems largely from ignoring stay-at-home warnings, officials say.
John Antczak and Don Thompson
LOS ANGELES (AP) 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 is the first state to record the grim milestone on Christmas Eve, as pleas to avoid social gatherings ring with special desperation in Southern California.