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California lawmakers plead: Fight virus, don't pack beaches

Virus Outbreak California
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With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll surpassing 100, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians to spend a second weekend at home to slow the spread of the infections.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that the number of people hospitalized across the state spiked to more than 1,000, and that overnight the number of people admitted to intensive care units doubled from 200 to more than 400. He said the trend could lead to overstretched hospitals in California.

Johns Hopkins University tallied more than 4,700 California cases Friday, with at least 103 deaths.

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