LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has edged past New York with the most death from the coronavirus. California’s death toll reached 45,496, surpassing New York’s toll of 45,312 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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The development comes as other coronavirus numbers show improvement in California. The most recent seven-day test positivity rate has fallen to 4.8%, according to the state Department of Public Health.
The most recent daily number of confirmed positive cases was 8,390, down from 53,000 in December.
However, California is grappling with vaccine shortages to inoculate substantial numbers of its nearly 40 million residents.
Los Angeles is temporarily closing five mass vaccination sites, including Dodger Stadium, for lack of supply. Smaller mobile vaccination clinics will continue their work in LA, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti. The city expects more supplies next week.
The key lesson, CA had ample time to prepare (they didn’t get in march), its highly educated and not Trump anti maskers, they were well aware of social distance etc. Yet, this is out of our hands. Social distance masks all very good. Aiside for maybe a Trump vaccine which is a medicne , actions can’t help much. Its byad hashem and it what it is. The message is, unless high risk and completely vulnerable, enjoy your purim.
NY and CA are both dem states. Who is surprised?
The report is true, but misleading. Since California has more than twice the population of New York, New York’s death toll per capita is more than double that of Caliifornia. As bad as Gov. Newsom is, at least he didn’t commit 13,000 people to their death in nursing homes as did Gov. Cuomo with his Executive Orders.
Not per capita.