“It’s really hard to put all of it into words.”
It was December, as Covid-19 deaths were besieging California, and Helen Cordova, an intensive care unit nurse in Los Angeles, was trying to describe what it was like.
“This is a very real disease,” Ms. Cordova said. “Those images of inside of hospitals, that’s very accurate.”
Two months later, it is still hard to put in words how deeply the pandemic has scarred the state, but one single number told the story: 50,000.
That is how many people have died from coronavirus over the past year in California the first state to pass that milestone. The record was hit on Wednesday, and by Thursday deaths were nearing 51,000.
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The November victory by Republican Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-Seal Beach) is being touted by the party as an example of its progress in diversifying the party. (Courtesy Michelle Steel)
The California Republican Party held its Spring Organizing Convention over the weekend, projecting an optimism bolstered by the current effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom and recent congressional victories.
Sidestepping some minor dissent in the ranks over the process of endorsing a recall candidate, and the status of a California Republican congressman who voted to impeach President Donald Trump, party leaders delivered a confident message over Zoom calls during the virtual event.