Daily COVID cases in California hit record 13,005 new cases in a single day

California reported more than 13,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, breaking the previous record for the most virus cases reported in a single day in the state.

With 13,005 new cases, California now has 1,072,272 coronavirus cases and a seven-day positivity rate of 5.9%. The previous record was reported on July 21 with 12,807 cases.

Another 60 people have died from the virus, the state reported on Friday, marking 18,557 deaths across California since the start of the pandemic.

It comes a day after Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew for non-essential activities in counties that are in the purple level of the state’s reopening level system.

Earlier this week, state health officials announced that 41 of California’s 58 counties were in the purple level due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. This includes the counties of Fresno, Merced, Madera, Tulare and Kings.

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Since then, coronavirus cases have continued to climb, as we prepare to enter the Thanksgiving holiday.

State health officials have advised people not to congregate with people outside their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The CDC on Thursday recommended people not to travel for Thanksgiving, as cases of the virus also continue to climb in the United States.

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