Virus Deaths Surge In California, Top 30,000

January 12, 2021 4:09 am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California has reached 30,000 coronavirus deaths but there may be some light ahead. The state reached the grim milestone Monday but Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s top health officer offered some hope, noting hospitalizations finally have leveled off in the last week. But they warn not to get complacent. They say the peak of the holiday-driven surge is expected near the end of January. Meanwhile, the pace of vaccinations in California will accelerate. A center capable of providing vaccinations to 5,000 people per day opened Monday in San Diego. In Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium’s parking lots will be converted into a massive vaccination center, as will fairgrounds in Sacramento and Fresno and a Disneyland Resort parking lot in Anaheim.