https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/30/coronavirus-california-shatters-another-record-for-daily-cases/ > For the second time in the past week, California on Monday blew its previous daily COVID-19 case record out of the water, and practically across the Pacific. Hospitals are beginning to near capacity in parts of the state, while more regions have put their reopening plans on hold amid what one local health official described as an “alarming” surge in cases. > Health departments around the state reported 8,184 new positive tests Monday, shattering the previous record set last Monday and raising the total count to more than 222,000, according to data compiled by this news organization. While data on Monday can be inflated from reporting delays over the weekend, the 8,184 new cases is 25% higher than any previous Monday. Before last Monday, the state hadn’t experienced a single day of 5,000 cases; now, it is averaging well over 5,000 a day — 5,475 over the past week, 33% higher than a week ago.