California overtakes New York for highest number of Covid-19 cases

California is shutting down again as it reports a record increase in the number of coronavirus cases, making it the state with the most number of coronavirus cases in the US. The state saw 12,807 confirmed cases on Tuesday. That figure brings the state’s total to more than 413,576 since the pandemic began, around 5,000 more cases than New York - the original epicenter of the nation’s outbreak.