https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/01/coronavirus-california-records-deadliest-day-ever-passes-500000-cases/

California recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Friday with 215 COVID-19 deaths, even as epidemiologists say the state might’ve finally reached a peak in the surge of cases unleashed two months ago when some lockdown restrictions on businesses and gatherings were lifted.

The 215 fatalities on Friday surpass the previous record of 193 deaths set on July 29 and are nearly double the previous day’s seven-day average of 117 fatalities. California counties also reported 8,272 new cases Friday, lower than the seven-day average it started the day with of 8,852 daily cases. It’s also lower than the 9,320 cases it recorded a week ago on July 24. The state has a seven-day testing positivity average of 6.5 percent, lower than the 14-day average of 7.2 percent.