On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered encouraging news for residents who have been whipsawed by moves to push ahead with a patchwork reopening process and surging case numbers.
The state’s average number of new cases each day over the past week had decreased, as had intensive care admissions. The state’s average positivity rate over the past two weeks decreased to 7 percent.
But Mr. Newsom cautioned that the numbers aren’t a sign that the state should consider easing restrictions again.
“It’s good to see this number trending down, not trending up,” he said. “We need to see another few weeks of this kind of data coming in to feel more confident about where we are as a state.”
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