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California surpasses 9 million coronavirus cases, equal to nearly 1 in 4 residents

LOS ANGELES — California has reported a total of 9 million coronavirus infections, fueled by this winter’s omicron surge. The overall case count, tracked by The Times, is now larger than the combined populations of San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties and is the equivalent of nearly 1 in 4 Californians testing positive at some point during the pandemic. Even more stunning is how rapidly ...
Shoppers, wearing masks to protect themselves from coronavirus, shop on Santee Alley in the Garment District in downtown Los Angeles on June 30, 2020.

LOS ANGELES — California has reported a total of 9 million coronavirus infections, fueled by this winter’s omicron surge.

The overall case count, tracked by The Times, is now larger than the combined populations of San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties and is the equivalent of nearly 1 in 4 Californians testing positive at some point during the pandemic.

Even more stunning is how rapidly the caseload has ballooned since the arrival of the hyper-infectious omicron variant late last year. Of the 9,001,924 total cases that had been compiled as of Monday, 3.9 million — 44% —

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