Mercury News By Evan Webeck 4/2/2020
As state goes over 10,000 confirmed cases, 59,000 tests are still pending
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in America’s most-populous state swelled beyond 10,000 Thursday morning, with many tests still awaiting results.
Since 5 p.m. Wednesday, there have been more than 1,700 new cases reported in California, pushing it past another grim milestone in the outbreak of the deadly respiratory illness in the state. Mid-morning on Thursday, there were 10,003 cases and 214 deaths statewide, according to data compiled by this news organization.
The state, home to 39.7 million, added 1,500 cases from Tuesday to Wednesday, or about 18%, a sharp rise in what had been a somewhat flattening curve.
Much of that growth came in Southern California, where cases in Los Angeles County have exploded. It has reported more than 1,000 new cases in 48 hours and has more cases — over 3,500 — than any other California county.
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