Officials in California are urging caution and a potential return to indoor mask mandates as COVID-19 cases rise due to the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.
BA.4 and BA.5 now make up 70% of new cases in the U.S. and 68% of new cases in the region that includes California, Arizona, and Nevada, according to the
. Texas is reporting more than 10,000 new cases per day, followed by Florida with more than 9,000 daily cases, and New York with about 6,000 daily cases. Officials in other major counties in California are expressing concerns as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rise. In Riverside County, located east of Los Angeles County and home to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park, cases and hospitalizations have been increasing since the July 4 holiday.
Hospitalizations for COVID-related illness have increased 66% during the past month in San Diego County, with new ICU admissions up 68% as well.
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