https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/03/watch-the-stunning-growth-of-coronavirus-cases-in-californias-hardest-hit-counties/ > When March started, Santa Clara County was the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in California. > But throughout the month, as the virus spread across the Golden State, and the tragic bottleneck of testing for the deadly COVID-19 virus eased, a new picture emerged: Southern California caught up to the Bay Area in a race nobody wants to win.