https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/02/coronavirus-spread-slows-in-california-after-deadliest-day-on-record/

Following the deadliest day on record in California since health officials began to grapple with the novel coronavirus, the disease continued to spread across the state, according to new numbers, but at a slower pace.

According to data compiled by this news organization, health officials in California reported 751 new cases Saturday and no new deaths — a number nearly certain to reflect slow weekend counts more than any major progress fighting the disease after a record-setting week of troubling fatality tolls.