California’s coronavirus – related death toll has surpassed that of New York in the last day to become the highest in the country. According to Johns Hopkins University data, the state added 487 new deaths this week to reach 45,496 total deaths.
New York’s test positivity rate is 4.39%, and the state recorded 45,312 coronavirus-related deaths. Texas is listed third with 40,148 deaths, but has a positive rate of 13.67%.
The grim milestone in California comes because the state has had a slight improvement in ICU capacity, with 87% of beds occupied this week compared to 90% two weeks ago. The state also sees downward trends in new day-to-day affairs.
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After a slow start to the deployment of the vaccine, the state stepped up efforts and saw that more than 5 million of the 7.6 million doses administered were administered. California is currently vaccinating people in Phase 1A and Phase 1B, which includes teachers, emergency workers, food and agricultural workers, and people over 65.
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A new site for mass vaccination was announced earlier this week by Gavin Newsom that will be set up in Central California. The new site follows two others set up at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State University, Los Angeles.