California

California shattered its single-day record for most new coronavirus cases Monday as the number of people hospitalized statewide due to the virus also reached record levels. As of Monday evening, county health departments had reported more than 6,000 new cases, with several counties still yet to report, according to data compiled by The Chronicle. California…

WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES. DIERDRE: AN INMATE FROM AVENAL STATE PRISON HAS APPEARED TO DIE FROM CORONAVIRUS RELATED COMPLICATIONS. 131 INMATES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE AND 19 HAVE DIED. TEO: NEW YORK CITY WILL ENTER PHASE TWO OF THE REOPENING PROCESS TODAY. BARS COME OUTDOOR DINING, RETAIL STORES, HAIR SALONS, AND BARBERSHOPS ARE…

California continued on a path of steadily increasing new COVID-19 cases, recording on Saturday the second-most new patients in a day. Local health departments around the state reported 4,075 new positive tests, bringing the total to 174,802 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus across the state. The 7-day average of daily cases reached another new…

California reported a record number of new coronavirus cases Wednesday, eclipsing 4,000 new cases in a single day for the first time, according to county data compiled by The Chronicle. County health departments reported 4,134 new cases as of Wednesday evening, with four counties still yet to report. The state’s previous single-day high was 3,683…

The number of coronavirus deaths in California surpassed 5,000 over the weekend, even as malls, museums and movie theaters began to reopen across the state. The rise in cases has left epidemiologists and healthcare providers uneasy about whether the Golden State – which until now has been considered a national leader in aggressively containing the…