https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/16/coronavirus-california-records-second-deadliest-single-day-ever-more-than-2000-new-cases/ > California counties reported 107 new COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, making it the second-deadliest day in the state since the start of the pandemic. > The state has now recorded 3,156 deaths from the virus. California also reported 2,030 new cases yesterday for a total of 76,845, according to data compiled by this news organization. Most of the new deaths were reported in Southern California, which has become a hotspot for the virus in the state even though the Bay Area had many of the first cases in the country.