https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/01/coronavirus-deaths-begin-to-catch-up-to-record-number-of-cases-in-california/

After weeks of declining mortality, the daily death toll from COVID-19 in California exceeded 100 on Tuesday for the sixth time of the pandemic, while new cases continued to rise at a pace not seen before this week.

There were 107 fatalities from the virus reported around the state Tuesday, according to data compiled by this news organization, the state’s deadliest day since June 10 and only the second day of June with more than 100 deaths. There were also about as many new cases as Monday, which had shattered the previous reporting record with 8,184 new cases; on Tuesday, another 8,188 cases were added to bring the cumulative count to 230,764.