‘We are getting crushed.’ What’s behind the alarming rise in California’s Covid-19 cases – CNN

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By Travis Caldwell, CNN

Updated 10:03 PM ET, Fri December 18, 2020

(CNN)Since the Thanksgiving holiday, California has faced a surge of Covid-19 infections unparalleled across the United States, leading to continued daily record highs in hospitalizations and deaths.

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CNN’s Paul Vercammen, Sarah Moon, Cheri Mossburg, Jon Passantino, Melissa Gray, Naomi Thomas, Anna-Maja Rappard, Lucy Kafanov, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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