California became the first state to cover 600,000 coronavirus cases, an NBC News data release determined Thursday.
Florida recorded 557,137 cases, and Texas, 527,715.
COVID-19 remains widespread in the US, which saw the highest number of coronavirus deaths in two weeks, a new NBC News reported Thursday.
A lack of widespread testing has caused the data coming from the hardest-hit states to show fewer deaths than the actual range.
Over the weekend, the United States reached a milestone of 5 million coronavirus cases, and by Thursday, more than 5,230,500 infections were reported.
Health officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday reported 1,999 cases and 64 deaths. The state’s second largest province, San Diego, reported 266 cases and seven deaths.
San Diego County officials said in a statement that they have recorded a ‘downward trend’ in virus cases and that if their numbers continue this low Friday, it could come from a California watchlist and reopen some businesses.
Being on the state’s watch list also means local schools can’t reopen.
A group of parents proposes Govin Newsom to leave schools open for personal learning, despite the virus rate of a community. They claim that their children suffer academically and psychologically.
