California Covid-19 Update: New Infections Jump 20% In Single Day; Record Number Of Hospitalizations, ICU Patients And Deaths This Week

deadline.com:

The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in California jumped 20% in the past 24 hours to a new all-time high of 35,468. It’s the third record number of new cases in the past week.

The state has also seen records fall in terms of deaths — that was 220 yesterday — and hospitalizations — at 12,940 on Friday — and ICU capacity — with just 9% left statewide.Certain areas in the state were even worse off.

The hard-hit San Joaquin Valley had just 4.5% of its ICU beds left. The state’s adjusted metric showed remaining ICU capacity in Orange County at just 2.3% on Friday.

The number for all of Southern California was 6.2%. ICUs in San Diego and Santa Clara Counties are projected to reach capacity next week.There is less than 10% ICU capacity