California becomes the third state in US to pass 25,000 coronavirus deathsworldUpdated: Jan 01, 2021, 03:20 ISTHealth officials say California has surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic. The state Department of Public Health says hospitals in Southern California and the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, which together account for a large majority of the state’s 40 million residents, have no capacity left in intensive care units to treat Covid-19 patients. California was the third state to reach 25,000 deaths, behind New York, which has nearly 38,000 deaths, and Texas, which has more than 27,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Los Angeles County reached a “terrible milestone” with 274 additional deaths in 24 hours for a record toll of 10,056 deaths, Los Angeles County Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer announced on Wednesday. The Covid-19 daily death toll over 14 days has averaged about 150 people, or “about equal to the number of deaths from all other causes, which is about 170,” said Ferrer.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2020 21:48 UTC