Sources: KABC-TV
The United States reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa to California. 2021-12-1
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that the state will require COVID-19 vaccines or negative COVID-19 tests for state workers, making New York the second U.S. state to do so after California. 2021-07-28
Nebraska reports their first case of California's B.1.429 variant in a man in his 60s in Lancaster County. 2021-02-27
California surpasses 50,000 deaths of COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. 2021-02-24
California Governor Gavin Newsom lifts the regional stay-at-home order in all areas statewide, including three areas where ICU capacity remains under 15%. 2021-01-25
California reports a record 764 deaths in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-22
California reports the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day, with 12,807 new cases that bring the statewide total to 413,576 cases, surpassing New York in the process. 2020-07-22
California reports the first prison inmate death from complications related to COVID-19. 2020-04-19
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in California reaches 2,226, with 42 deaths. 2020-03-24
The governors of five states: California, Ohio, Illinois, Washington and Massachusetts, order bars and restaurants to close in response to the pandemic. 2020-03-15