https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/25/coronavirus-californias-case-curve-shrinks-again-is-it-for-real-this-time/ > With its data snafu in the rearview mirror, California’s case load has now fallen below the recent false low set three weeks ago when hundreds of thousands of tests went unreported. > The seven-day average Monday fell below 6,000 cases per day for the first time since the start of July and hit its lowest level since July 5, according to data compiled by this news organization. With another 106 deaths reported around the state Monday, that seven-day average remained about 130 per day, about where it has been since the beginning of August.