https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/13/coronavirus-as-californias-hospitalizations-decline-covid-19-deaths-persist-at-a-staggering-rate/

Deaths from COVID-19 continued to come at a rate of well over 100 per day in California and more than 1,000 each day nationwide, while California appeared to be close to eliminating its recently discovered backlog of tests.

After two days of 12,000-plus reported cases — more than all but one other day, according to data compiled by this news organization — the number of new cases across the state fell to 8,346 on Wednesday.