https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/15/coronavirus-bay-area-begins-to-see-more-deaths-as-california-continues-to-break-records/ > California had one of its grimmest days yet of the coronavirus crisis Tuesday, reporting near-record numbers of new cases and deaths. > The state added 11,100 positive tests to its COVID-19 case count and 138 to its death toll from the virus, while hospitalizations climbed to new highs, according to data compiled by this news organization. Both cases and deaths would be daily records if not for inflated data on July 6 from delays over the holiday weekend. Nonetheless, the seven-day averages for each number rose to 8,792 cases per day — 54% higher than two weeks ago — and 95 deaths per day, a 50% increase in two weeks.