Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state reported a record-high number of cases today (on Wednesday).
California’s confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 409,000, topping New York for most in the nation, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. California, which is the most populous U.S. state, has nearly 40 million people, while New York has slightly less than half that.
Here’s some of the new data Newsom highlighted:
- 12,807 new cases in the past 24 hours (a record)
- Seven-day average of 90 deaths a day
- Seven-day average of 9,420 new cases a day
- 127,487 tests conducted Tuesday
- 6,664,419 total tests conducted in California
- Seven-day positivity rate of 7.6%
- 35 counties on the state’s watchlist (Butte County added)
Newsom talked at length Wednesday about the state’s efforts to procure more personal protective equipment for those fighting the disease.
