Moments after California Governor Gavin Newsom reported a shockingly large record number of daily coronavirus cases in the state, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 2,496 new cases of COVID-19, just shy of the all-time record, which topped 2,500 on June 22.

Those numbers indicate that the number of daily new cases may remain at the near-record level for some time.

Hospitalizations, Deaths and News Cases Continue to Increase – 65 New Deaths and 2,496 New Cases of Confirmed #COVID19 in Los Angeles County.

For perspective, less than a month ago the county Department of Public Health reported it had measured 1,857 new confirmed coronavirus cases on June 13.

The daily average of new cases is now roughly 30 percent higher than what was a record single-day number at the time.

The daily positivity rate — a composite of a 7-day rolling average — is now 10.4 percent, according to the county health department.

According to Ferrer, that is “more than any other time in the pandemic.” That number is rising daily by 10.4 percent, according to the 7-day average.

Minutes before the health officials’ briefing, Newsom then announced a mind-boggling number of new coronavirus cases in the state