California COVID-19: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
Father David Gallardo leads Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Father David Gallardo leads Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:42 PM EST
Father David Gallardo removes his mask to take communion as he leads Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Father David Gallardo removes his mask to take communion as he leads Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:41 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, medical tents for vaccinations are set outside the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo, medical tents for vaccinations are set outside the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Dec. 24, 2020 11:59 AM EST
A woman receives communion during a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

A woman receives communion during a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:40 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2020 file photo Hailey Campos, right, grabs her mother's handbag while waiting in line for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2020 file photo Hailey Campos, right, grabs her mother's handbag while waiting in line for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

Dec. 24, 2020 11:58 AM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo Physical therapist Alireza Akbarpour, right, helps Maria Herrera exercise in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo Physical therapist Alireza Akbarpour, right, helps Maria Herrera exercise in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)

Dec. 24, 2020 11:59 AM EST
Father David Gallardo holds up a copy of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and likens the Grinch to COVID-10 during a Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Father David Gallardo holds up a copy of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and likens the Grinch to COVID-10 during a Christmas Eve Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:41 PM EST
A pedestrian wears a face mask while walking past a car exiting the CityTestSF at Pier 30/32 COVID-19 testing site during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A pedestrian wears a face mask while walking past a car exiting the CityTestSF at Pier 30/32 COVID-19 testing site during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Dec. 23, 2020 04:46 PM EST
Tents from the CityTestSF at Pier 30/32 COVID-19 testing site sit in front of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Tents from the CityTestSF at Pier 30/32 COVID-19 testing site sit in front of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Dec. 23, 2020 04:46 PM EST
Worshipers gather for Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Worshipers gather for Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:41 PM EST
Worshipers receive communion during a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Worshipers receive communion during a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:40 PM EST
Worshipers gather for a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Worshipers gather for a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:42 PM EST
Worshipers gather for a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Worshipers gather for a Christmas Eve Mass inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Thursday, Dec 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Dec. 24, 2020 06:42 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo Phlebotomist lab assistant Jennifer Cukati, right, and Registered Nurse Carina Klescewski, left, care for a COVID-19 patient inside the Sutter Roseville Medical Center ICU in Roseville, Calif. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool,File)

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo Phlebotomist lab assistant Jennifer Cukati, right, and Registered Nurse Carina Klescewski, left, care for a COVID-19 patient inside the Sutter Roseville Medical Center ICU in Roseville, Calif. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool,File)

Dec. 24, 2020 12:12 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo cars line up as healthcare workers ready COVID-19 tests at the CityTestSF at Alemany Farmer's Market location during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo cars line up as healthcare workers ready COVID-19 tests at the CityTestSF at Alemany Farmer's Market location during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Dec. 24, 2020 11:59 AM EST