Coronavirus cases climb in California. Will hospitalizations follow?
LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases are continuing to climb in California, but it remains unclear whether hospitalizations will also begin to tick upward, as is already happening nationally. California is now reporting an average of about 5,000 new coronavirus infections a day, up nearly 85% from last month. Statewide, the coronavirus case rate has risen to 95 cases a week for every 100,000 ...
by Rong-Gong Lin II and Luke Money, Los Angeles Times
Apr 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases are continuing to climb in California, but it remains unclear whether hospitalizations will also begin to tick upward, as is already happening nationally.
California is now reporting an average of about 5,000 new coronavirus infections a day, up nearly 85% from last month.
Statewide, the coronavirus case rate has risen to 95 cases a week for every 100,000 residents. A rate of 100 or more is considered a high rate of transmission — the worst of four categories defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But hospitalizations have yet to follow
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