California becomes first state to reach 5,000,000+ COVID cases

Published December 28, 2021 5:13 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - California on Tuesday became the first state in the nation to report more than 5 million cases of COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) considers the state a "high transmission" area.

More than 75,500 Californians have died from coronavirus since the state's first case was confirmed in January of 2020.

State health officials expect the numbers to climb even higher after a week of indoor holiday parties and family gatherings.

Here locally, Imperial County is already seeing an increase in cases.

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Lisa Sturgis Lisa got her first job in TV news at KYMA in 1987.

Cole Johnson is News 11’s Sports Director.

Contact Cole at cole.johnson@kecytv.com.

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