California reported 695 coronavirus deaths on Saturday, setting a new record for the number of deaths in a day in the state, while continuing to deal with an increase in coronavirus cases.
The new fatalities raise the number of coronavirus deaths in the state to 29,233, according to the coronavirus data reported by the state.
California also reported 52,636 new coronavirus infections, bringing its cumulative total to 2,621,277.
The numbers come at a time when the coronavirus is ravaging California, after a sudden spike in autumn and winter holidays that has increased the capacity of state hospitals. California registered 74,000 new coronavirus infections alone on Monday, exceeding one single day record for new cases of more than 66,000 on December 28, 2020.
Health authorities have issued a emergency mandate on Tuesday, requiring all hospitals to accept patients from hospitals in crisis amid increasing patient load, and the Gov. Gavin Newsom
Gavin NewsomEight governors urge the feds to immediately send vaccine doses now in reserve. (D) revealed a new strategy on Monday to help preserve the state’s oxygen supply.
Meanwhile, the United States as a whole is struggling with the rise in infections. The COVID Tracking Project reported that the country saw 310,000 new coronavirus infections on Friday, with many of the cases concentrated in New Jersey and California.
There have been 22,086,436 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US since the start of the pandemic, according to a Johns Hopkins University. More than 371,000 died.