https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/21/californias-new-coronavirus-cases-continue-to-rise-new-deaths-remain-stable/ > California continued on a path of steadily increasing new COVID-19 cases, recording on Saturday the second-most new patients in a day. > Local health departments around the state reported 4,075 new positive tests, bringing the total to 174,802 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus across the state. The 7-day average of daily cases reached another new high.