https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/25/coronavirus-cases-in-california-top-40000-deaths-rise-to-1612/ > A week marked by an alarming surge in newly confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths across California continued Friday, though the pace of those increases slowed somewhat. > Public health officials around the state recorded 1,612 new coronavirus cases and 83 deaths on Friday, according to data compiled by this news organization.