California Reports Nearly 12,000 COVID-19 Cases, Biggest Increase Since Pandemic Started

A volunteer dressed in personal protective gear offers instructions to people waiting in line at a walk-in COVID-19 test in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 17, 2020. Frederic J. Brown /AFP via Getty Images

California reported a record increase of more than 11,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally of county data, as the Trump administration pushes for schools to reopen to help businesses return to normal.

This is the first time California has reported over 10,000 new infections since setting a record with 10,861 cases on July 14.