California Coronavirus Update: Governor Gavin Newsom Warns Counties Will Fall Backwards Into “More Restrictive Tiering” Tomorrow
Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAmid the grim news that the United States had recorded over 10 million coronavirus cases to date, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state was moving the in the wrong direction.After revealing 7,212 new daily cases recorded over the past 24 hours in the state, Newsom said the 14 day average of hospitalizations was up 28.6%. The number of coronavirus-related ICU patients was up 27% on the same 14-day average measure.Newsom called these “sobering” numbers and revealed that, according to early data he’d seen, they did not bode well for counties hoping to progress through the state’s tiered reopening ladder.