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California: More than 1,000 virus deaths in last 5 days

by Amy TaxinJohn Antczak
| December 18, 2020 12:03 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus toll in California reached another frightening milestone Thursday with health officials announcing a one-day record of 379 deaths and a two-day total of nearly 106,000 newly confirmed cases.

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