A grim milestone for California as the state became the first in the country Thursday to surpass 2 million cases of the coronavirus, just six weeks after reaching 1 million cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and California Governor Newsom.More than 23,600 Californians have died from the virus since the pandemic began, with Los Angeles County leading the surge with one-third of COVID-19 cases and accounting for nearly 40% of deaths.“We know that this emergency is our darkest day, maybe the darkest day in our city’s history,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said as he urged people to cancel plans for holiday gatherings.
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