California is “currently experiencing the fastest increase in Covid-19 cases during the entire pandemic” according to an announcement from State Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón on Wednesday.
He reported the state is currently experiencing 22.7 new cases per 100,000 people per day, with case rates increasing tenfold since early June. (The state data dashboard says 23.1 per 100,000, but either way infections are skyrocketing.)The case rate has, indeed skyrocketed.
It’s considered one of the best measures of the rate of spread because it is a 7-day average and calculated over a uniform number of residents.
It’s also reported on a 7-day lag, so current spread could be even higher.In roughly the past two months — since June 2 — the state’s
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