nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||California Is First State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.

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California Is 1st State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds






A California National Guard medic prepares to check the vital signs of an incoming patient before triage tents outside St. Mary Medical Center last week in Apple Valley amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California.



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California Is First State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds



Cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.