Evan Webeck
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Coronavirus: California’s recovery continues to outpace nation
After weeks of consistent improvement, cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. rebounded slightly to begin this week. In California, however, the decline in cases has continued unabated. → Read More
Coronavirus: Santa Clara County leads widespread improvement in Bay Area
Santa Clara County has reduced its cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 by some of the highest rates in the Bay Area, though it still has been outpaced by Southern California. → Read More
Coronavirus: Where are cases falling fastest in California?
California’s cases of COVID-19 continued their descent Wednesday, but even after being halved from their peak, remained well above any point of the pandemic prior to the current winter wave. → Read More
Coronavirus: Near-record deaths in California, but cases keep going down
California recorded its second-largest death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, but cases continue to come in smaller numbers and hospitalizations keep decreasing. → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s case curve is bending down but deaths still come by the hundreds
The number of average COVID-19 cases in California hit its lowest point in over a month there were 21,408 reported Wednesday, half the total of the previous Wednesday. But with 596 fatalities aroun… → Read More
Coronavirus: With California on the verge of 3 million cases, some metrics level off
When California cracks 3 million cases on Tuesday, it will have taken 27 days to reach that mark from the time it recorded its 2 millionth case on Dec. 23, the shortest timespan to go from a millio… → Read More
Coronavirus: Deaths stack up in California as hospitalizations plateau
COVID-19 is killing an average of more than 500 Californians every day, but for the first time in months, there are fewer patients hospitalized with severe cases of the virus than there were a week… → Read More
Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise in California
Closing in on its 30,000th fatality from COVID-19, California on Sunday continued reporting new deaths in larger numbers than any other point of the pandemic, and its average case count rose nearly… → Read More
Coronavirus: California records second-most COVID-19 deaths in a day
With hospitals filling further past capacity in parts of the state, California on Tuesday recorded its second-highest death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and tens of thousands more cases as the vir… → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s explosive surge continues over the weekend
Positive tests for COVID-19 came back in record numbers, hospitalizations climbed to another new high and fewer ICU beds were available than ever before. More Californians have tested positive in t… → Read More
Coronavirus: Hospitalizations hit new high
On Monday, California admitted more than 450 new patients suffering from COVID-19 — its most of any single day of the pandemic — and the active total swelled to 8,240, the most COVID-positive patie… → Read More
Gavin Newsom announces coronavirus curfew for California
The order prohibits non-essential work, movement and gatherings between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in purple-tier counties. → Read More
Coronavirus: California records 10,000 cases in a day, most since August
California reported 10,520 new cases of COVID-19 — the highest single-day total since Aug. 11 — and the daily average climbed to about 6,875 cases per day, nearly 60% higher than two weeks ago. → Read More
Coronavirus: California reaches grim 1 million case milestone
On Thursday, the nation’s most populous state crossed the mark, one day after the second-most populous state, Texas, recorded its millionth case of the virus. This week, California has record… → Read More
Coronavirus: As deaths tick up in California, other metrics continue to improve
The average daily COVID-19 cases in California were down 30% and hospitalizations were down 25% from two weeks ago, despite a 10% week-over-week increase in deaths. → Read More
Coronavirus: With days to go, August is already California’s deadliest month from COVID-19
California has already reported more deaths from COVID-19 in August than any prior month of the pandemic with five days left to go. But by almost every metric, the situation statewide is improving. → Read More
Coronavirus: California becomes first state with 600,000 cases of COVID-19
The Golden State earned yet another not-so-golden accolade in its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic: the first state with 600,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s COVID-19 death toll crosses 10,000
Only two other states have higher death tolls than California — and one model projects it will triple by December. → Read More
Coronavirus: ‘Discrepancies’ in California’s case data cast doubt as deaths continue to rise
California’s curve of coronavirus cases continued to slope downward Tuesday, but the accuracy of those numbers was thrown into question by an announcement that afternoon from the state’… → Read More
Coronavirus: Hospitalizations climb over 7,000 in California
The total number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients went over 7,000 for the first time of the crisis, occupying nearly 10% of California’s hospital beds, the largest portion of the s… → Read More