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California First in US to Post More than 3 Million Total COVID-19 Cases

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   California has become the first U.S state to post more than 3 million
   total coronavirus cases.

   As of Tuesday, the western state, home to 40 million residents, has
   3,015,644 confirmed infections, including 33,724 deaths, according to
   Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

   According to the Associated Press, it took California 292 days from the
   first confirmed infection on January 25 to November 11 of last year to
   reach 1 million infections. The state has since undergone a dramatic
   surge of new infections that has pushed health care systems to the
   verge of collapse, recording 2 million cases by Christmas Eve-- a space
   of 44 days -- and reaching the 3 million mark in less than 30 days.

   The grim milestone comes as California's mass vaccination efforts have
   hit a major roadblock.

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