Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after the State of California and local officials revealed a technical glitch in the state’s reporting system has resulted in an undercount of new coronavirus cases, the state reported a new record number of deaths.
According to the California coronavirus dashboard, 200 lives were lost in the state over the previous 24 hours. That’s up from the previous high of 197, reported last Wednesday.
The data glitch reportedly only impacts new case numbers, not those for deaths or hospitalizations.Governor Gavin Newsom has been uncharacteristically quiet on the matter.
While he gave an update on the state’s battle with the virus on Monday, on Tuesday his director of public health, Dr. Mark Ghaly, gave an online.
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