Scenes From California’s Reopening

Scenes From California’s Reopening

Jill Cowan📍Reporting from Los Angeles

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have fallen significantly. State officials pointed to data suggesting those trends are likely to continue to explain their abrupt decision last week to lift stringent regional stay-at-home orders.

Scenes From California’s Reopening

Jill Cowan📍Reporting from Los Angeles

California’s average positivity rate over the last two weeks is 6.9 percent, down from a winter peak of 14 percent on Jan. 8. Intensive care units, according to state models, are expected to have much more capacity by the beginning of March.

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Scenes From California’s Reopening

Jill Cowan📍Reporting from Los Angeles

Health care workers, nursing home residents and others who are at significant risk of getting seriously sick from Covid-19 are getting vaccinated, even if it’s not at the rate we want.

Scenes From California’s Reopening

Jill Cowan📍Reporting from Los Angeles

Still, state officials have warned repeatedly that we’re not out of the woods yet. They’ve urged Californians not to let their guard down on Super Bowl Sunday.

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Scenes From California’s Reopening

Jill Cowan📍Reporting from Los Angeles

Nevertheless, outdoor dining has resumed, there’s no longer a total ban on gathering, people can get haircuts indoors, and some schools have welcomed students back to classrooms.