https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/13/coronavirus-california-goes-over-23000-cases-more-than-5000-in-bay-area/ > This could be the week COVID-19 peaks in California and the country. > Over the Easter weekend, the state confirmed a total of fewer than 2,000 new cases of the respiratory illness and saw its number of deaths per day plateau. The Bay Area crossed a milestone — 5,000 total cases — but also began to see a drop in hospitalizations.