Rates of COVID infection are rising rapidly in the Bay Area and experts say it's more than just a post-Thanksgiving jump.
SAN FRANCISCOCOVID cases are on the rise in the Bay Area and experts consider it more than just a bump from the Thanksgiving holiday.And while there’s no widespread consideration of bringing indoor masking back to the Bay Area just yet, it’s being considered in Southern California.
Transmission is considered medium and moving up. The numbers have authorities tracking to see if hospitalization rates breach 15% capacity, a measure considered high transmission that could trigger another mask mandate. Chin-Hong says recently UCSF Medical Center has seen cases go from 10 to 12 a day, to 30 or 40, still well below January highs.
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