Sources: KABC-TV
California reimposes its indoor mask mandate due to fears of the spread of the Omicron variant. The mandate will last until at least January 15. 2021-12-15
California announces that the state will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. 2021-07-26
Virginia reports its two first cases of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant first detected in California. 2021-03-25
California surpasses New York as the U.S. state with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths. 2021-02-11
Illinois surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth state to do so after California, Texas, Florida, and New York. 2021-01-7
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 reports 20,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-23
New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas. 2020-10-28
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