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The United States reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa to California.
2021-12-1

California reports the United States' first case of the "double mutant" variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in India. The variant has been detected in the San Francisco Bay Area.
2021-04-4

Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas.
2021-03-20

California reports 35,468 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. It also reports a record number of hospitalized patients: 2,013, and record number of 2,669 intensive care patients.
2020-12-11

California Governor Gavin Newsom introduces a regional stay-at-home order that requires the closure of bars, wineries, hair salons, and barbershops for three weeks in regions where ICU capacity falls below 15% and also restricts non-essential travel in those regions. The order divides the state into five regions.
2020-12-3

California reports 15,442 new cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began as curfew begins in most counties.
2020-11-21

California Governor Gavin Newsom confirms that the state has signed a deal with Massachusetts-based PerkinElmer to provide faster testing results.
2020-08-26

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

Connecticut confirms its first case of COVID-19 in Wilton, which is believed to have been contracted during a trip to California.
2020-03-8

In California, San Francisco declares a public emergency. Santa Clara and San Diego counties have made similar declarations.
2020-02-26