https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-california-surpasses-60000-cases-amid-debate-over-reopening/ > As many counties look forward to entering Phase 2 of plans to reopen parts of California’s economy, the state continues to log hundreds of new COVID-19 cases daily, reaching the grim milestone Wednesday of more than 60,000 confirmed infections since the outbreak began. > Data compiled by this news organization shows there were 1,910 new cases reported Wednesday for a total of 60,567. On Tuesday, the state counted 2,546 new cases, the largest number of new cases that have thus far been counted in a single day. There also were 83 new fatalities reported Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,459.