Public health officials across California report that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICU) doubled overnight.
As of 2 pm. Saturday, the state now has 4,643 confirmed cases and 101 deaths, a spokesperson for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) told the Los Angeles Blade Saturday afternoon, adding that approximately 89,600 tests had been conducted as of March 27.
California is bracing for a possible torrent of new infections. During his pier-side briefing Friday, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom noted that getting fast and accurate confirmation of cases is an issue: there still aren’t enough tests available and tens of thousands of tests have still not been processed.
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