California surpasses 40,000 total coronavirus-related deaths
From CNN’s Jon Passantino
Transporters Miguel Lopez, right, and Noe Meza prepare to move the body of someone who died from Covid-19 to a morgue at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 9. Jae C. Hong/AP
California surpassed a grim milestone on Friday evening as over 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths have now been reported in the state, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
California added 664 deaths on Friday, according to data from the university. The state has now reported a total of 40,238 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins.
The only other state with over 40,000 deaths is New York state. New York has reported 43,278 deaths, according to university data.
A new study from the University of Washington, Seattle, found that pregnant women were 13.6 times more likely to die than Americans in their 20s and 30s who were not expecting.
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Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19 or dying compared to people who have never smoked, study finds
Researchers looked at more than 7,000 coronavirus patients, including more than 6,000 never-smokers and the rest being current or former smokers
Patients who had been smoking at least one pack per day for between 10 and 30 years were nearly 1.5 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19
Those consuming one pack per day for more than 30 years were 2.25 times more likely to be hospitalized from the disease
Patients smoking for more than 30 years were 1.9 times more likely to die from the virus than those who had never smoked before