"It's just utter chaos": California becomes third state to surpass 25,000 COVID-19 deaths
California on Thursday became the third state to surpass 25,000 COVID deaths, following New York and Texas. In Los Angeles County, many funeral homes are filled to capacity, and health care professionals feel as if they're under siege.
Hospitals in Southern California are at the breaking point with 1 in 5 COVID-19 tests coming back positive.
"It's just utter chaos," said nurse Tavonia Ekwegh, who runs the ER at Anaheim Global Medical Center. Tents outside the medical center are filling up.
"It is a war zone, we have ambulance run after ambulance run," Ekwegh said.