Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19 The number of confirmed U.S. coronavirus cases has surpassed 20 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins UniversityLOS ANGELES -- Ambulances waited hours for openings to offload coronavirus patients. 2 country, India, and nearly one-quarter of the more than 83 million cases globally, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. On Thursday, the total number of California deaths surpassed 25,000, joining only New York and Texas at that milestone. And public health directives were never adequately enforced. Public health officials, he said, need to find a way to reach people who have given up or not followed rules on social distancing and masks.

Source: ABC News January 01, 2021 12:45 UTC