https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/09/california-tops-2600-coronavirus-deaths-over-64000-confirmed-cases/ > As many California businesses began reopening on the first day of revised shelter orders Friday, the state topped 64,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2,600 deaths since the start of the pandemic. > County health officials throughout California reported 2,120 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to data compiled by this news organization, and 85 people succumbed to COVID-19.