“We are experiencing a modest decline in the rate of growth over the past few days,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom as he addressed the state of the state’s Covid-19 numbers on Wednesday.
He then called the 39,069 new cases reported “a modest indication of some possible sign of some good news.” The governor also announced that the 7-day test positivity rate had “declined slightly” from 13.3% to 12.6%Newsom cautioned about making too much of the gradual decrease in new cases over the past few days.
He said those are being seen “mostly outside of the L.A. region.” The governor also announced that Wednesday marked “one of the highest reported death totals since the beginning of the pandemic.The state recorded 361 Covid-related deaths
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