SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 409,000, surpassing New York for most in the nation.
Johns Hopkins University data shows California has about 1,200 more cases than New York.
However, New York’s 32,520 confirmed deaths outnumber California’s tally of nearly 8,000 deaths.
California is by far the most populous U.S. state, at nearly 40 million people, while New York has about 19.5 million.
Scientists say reported coronavirus cases vastly underestimate the true number of infections because of the small number of tests.
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says COVID-19 cases were more than 10 times higher than reported in most U.S. regions from late March to early May. It’s based on COVID-19 antibody tests performed on routine blood samples in 16,000 people in 10 U.S. regions that showed many with the virus antibody.
(The item has been corrected to show New York state has 32,520 confirmed deaths, according to a tally be Johns Hopkins University.)
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Associated Press
