A Times county-by-county tally found 51,724 new coronavirus cases reported, shattering the state’s single-day record broken on Monday, when 42,088 cases were reported. The Times tally also found 393 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday across the state, breaking the record set Tuesday, when 295 deaths were recorded. Cumulatively, California has now reported 1.7 million coronavirus cases and 21,887 COVID-19 deaths. There were 22,469 new coronavirus cases reported Wednesday, according to an independent Times tally. AdvertisementThe previous record for the highest number of cases in a single day in L.A. County was 13,507, set Friday.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2020 21:43 UTC