Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom reported 5,349 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. That’s down from the all time high of 7,149 just the day before, but the governor was not enthusiastic about the drop, saying the number is “still higher than it should be.” Newsom continued by warning that “We’ve seen 56,000 new cases just the the past 14 days.” That’s over a quarter of the total 195,000 cases identified so far.
Some of that can be attributed to increased testing, said Newsom. But not all of it.The positivity rate of tests each day has been rising, said the governor is 5.1 percent over the past 14 days.
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