![]() “This is an alarming situation that could get much worse. ![]() “Our only hospital in San Benito county is completely full,” said Dr David Ghilarducci, the San Benito county public health officer. The surge in cases has overrun the hospital capacities of more rural regions in particular, such as San Benito county, which is included in the San Joaquin Valley region and is under lockdown. “I can’t emphasise this enough – everyone must take personal steps to protect themselves and protect others.” “Surging cases and hospitalizations are not letting up,” said Dr Salvador Sandoval, the public health officer for the city of Merced. Together the two regions are home to more than half of California’s 40 million population. The figure was at 6.3% for the San Joaquin Valley, a dozen counties in the Central Valley and rural areas of the Sierra Nevada. The 11-county southern California region, which includes Los Angeles and San Diego, had only 10.9% of ICU beds available, the state reported on Monday. Hospitalizations have topped 10,000 in a 72% increase over the past 14 days, with more than 2,300 patients in ICU care. ![]() Photograph: Mike Blake/ReutersĪcross the US, 101,487 people were being treated in hospital with Covid-19 on Sunday, according to the Covid Tracking Project, and an additional 1,138 deaths were recorded.Ĭalifornia has recorded more than 1.3m cases, setting a new daily record on Sunday with 30,075. A sign in Oceanside, California, warns against gathering as the new stay-at-home orders take effect.
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