The number of coronavirus infections in California surpassed 100,000 Wednesday, marking a milestone that comes as the state is rapidly reopening its economy.

California has dramatically increased testing, which some officials credit for the rise in confirmed cases.

And while we are moving forward because of stabilization, because of the good work that’s been done by health officials all across this nation, all across the state of California, specifically, to suppress the spread of this virus, by no stretch of the imagination is this virus behind us.”.

The state recorded 3,215 new coronavirus infections Tuesday — the most reported in a single day since the onset of the pandemic, and a spike that officials attribute to a lag in reporting over the holiday weekend.

About 57% of those new cases were reported in Los Angeles County, which has struggled in recent months as the setting for an outsize number of infections and deaths statewide.

County health officials also reached a new daily record Tuesday, reporting 1,852 new cases of COVID-19.

County health officials reported 933 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the region’s total number of infections to 48,700.

However, county officials plan to submit a variance application that, if approved by the state, would let more of the economy reopen.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the decline in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations as well as the county’s rate of infection per 100,000 people signal to her that the region is ready to move ahead with reopening, albeit with regulations.