The Latest: California 3rd state to surpass 25,000 deaths

LOS ANGELES — California has surpassed 25,000 deaths from coronavirus, the third state to reach the number.New York has nearly 38,000 deaths and Texas has more than 27,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
A surge has swamped hospitals with COVID-19 patients in Southern California and the agricultural San Joaquin Valley. Hospitals are housing patients in hallways, conference rooms, a cafeteria and gift shops. Makeshift hospitals are being set up in tents, arenas and school