Epicenter California: State has reported more than 250K cases this week and sets a nationwide record with 50K cases in 24 hours as locals call for Gov. Newsom's removal for his handling of the crisis On Thursday California set a nationwide record for new coronavirus cases with 52,281 infections and is now the epicenter of the virus in the US California also hit a daily death record with 379 new fatalities Over the past week the Golden State recorded more than 250,000 new cases Gov. Gavin Newsom's handling of the pandemic has led Republicans to push recall efforts, with several Democrats backing it
Statewide, ICU bed availability is 3% and Southern California's ICU capacity hit 0% on Thursday