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Data shows California’s coronavirus surge is worst in nation — by a big margin

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California’s coronavirus case rate now far outpaces every other state in the nation, and it is one of just a handful of states where cases per day are still increasing.As of Dec. 28, California had 99.7 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days, according to data compiled on the coronavirus tracker — far exceeding all other states including No. 2 Arizona and No. 3 Tennessee, with 84.9 and 78.8, respectively.By contrast, California was recording just about 8 cases per 100,000 people at the beginning of October.While the nation is still suffering the effects of the latest pandemic surge, with at least 1,899 deaths and 189,044 new cases recorded Dec. 28, average cases per day have decreased nationwide by about 13% from two weeks earlier. But California is among the half-dozen states where past-week average cases per day have increased — and its rate of 24% is by far the highest. Texas and Maine grew by 18%, Georgia by 12%, South Carolina by 11% and New York by 10%.California saw a record 66,811 new coronavirus cases on Monday, . Previously, the highest number of new cases the state had recorded was 62,661 on Dec. 21.However, California’s health secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said Tuesday that there are “some signs that the case numbers are stabilizing” in the state. The seven-day average for new coronavirus cases was 37,459 for the past week.Below are the cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days for the top 10 states performing the worst as of Tuesday, according to two major national COVID-19 trackers. (Case counts can vary, depending on the data source, method of collection and timing.)New York Times trackerCalifornia: 99.7Arizona: 84.9Tennessee: 78.8Rhode Island: 72.4Oklahoma: 69.1Alabama: 67.2Delaware: 65West Virginia: 64.6Arkansas: 63.5South Carolina: 61.9:California: 97Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.Tennessee: 92.9Arizona: 80Oklahoma: 68.8Alabama: 67.5West Virginia: 66.7Delaware: 65.2Nevada: 62.9Arkansas: 63.6Indiana: 62.6Kellie Hwang and Anna Buchman are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: , Twitter: ,More for youUpdated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

California’s coronavirus case rate now far outpaces every other state in the nation, and it is one of just a handful of states where cases per day are still increasing.As of Dec. 28, California had 99.7 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days, according to data compiled on the coronavirus tracker — far exceeding all other states including No. 2 Arizona and No. 3 Tennessee, with 84.9 and 78.8, respectively.By contrast, California was recording just about 8 cases per 100,000 people at the beginning of October.While the nation is still suffering the effects of the latest pandemic...

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