San Bernardino County reported a whopping 440 new novel coronavirus cases Thursday, June 18, setting a new one-day record for the largest increase for the second time in three days. Cases of COVID-19 reached 8,454. An additional death was also reported Thursday, bringing the death toll to 230. Gatherings over holiday weekends, protests and business re-openings could be playing a role, said Lana Culp, a county public health department spokeswoman. “We’ve done a lot of testing as well,” she said. “The more testing you do, the more you’ll find cases.” In the county of 2.1 million, 99,719 people have been tested, of which 8.5 percent were positive. A projected 5,065 people have recovered from the disease, according to the county.
