https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/11/coronavirus-californias-covid-19-case-count-continues-to-rise-over-the-weekend/ > Fewer than half of California’s county health departments issued COVID-19 updates on Sunday, but the number of cases statewide still grew by more than 1,000 while fatalities from the deadly new disease crossed 2,700. > The 1,128 new cases were just over half the amount reported Saturday, meaning the statewide case count rose by about 5% over the weekend to 67,848, according to data compiled by this news organization.