https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-one-of-californias-deadliest-days-follows-bay-areas-brief-respite/ > UPDATE: After accounting for late-reporting counties, Tuesday became the state’s deadliest day yet with 122 fatalities. An updated version of the original story is below. > Any lull that occurred over the weekend had evaporated by Tuesday as California reported its most deaths from COVID-19 in a single day and more than 2,000 new cases.