The increases in Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties have contributed to an overall rise in hospitalizations recorded statewide.
California reported more than 6,000 infections Tuesday — the largest single-day count in the state since the pandemic hit the U.S.The latest projections from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation say that California may seeby Oct. 1, a 170% increase from the current death toll, which was more than 5,600 as of Tuesday night.
While there are fewer cases associated with nursing homes and other long-term care facilities since May, there are now more outbreaks associated with workplaces or in the community, Cody said. The coronavirus pandemic is like a wildfire, Cody said. “If you contain it when it’s small, you can keep it under control. But once COVID transmission begins to accelerate, it is very, very difficult to contain and to slow down,” she said.
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