Could California see a fourth surge of COVID-19 cases? Share Updated: 8:03 PM PDT Mar 31, 2021 Share Updated: 8:03 PM PDT Mar 31, 2021
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Show Transcript SOME KIND OF SURGE OF ITS OWN. EMILY THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO EMILY: THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO. CALIFORNIA IS UNLIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A FOURTH SURGE OF COVID CASES, IF PEOPLE CONTINUE EFFORTS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, SAYS DOCTOR NICOLAS SAWYER. CALIFORNIA IS DOING A GOOD JOB AT CONTINUING TO MASK UP, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND ALSO WE’RE DOING A RATHER GOOD JOB OF GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED. EMILY: SAWYER IS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN WITH U.C. DAVIS HEALTH. HE’S SEEN THE DROP IN CASES IN STATE DATA, AND IN HOSPITALS. THE LEVEL OF PATIENTS THAT WE’RE SEEING COMING IN WITH COVID-19 IS GREATLY REDUCED. WE’RE SEEING IT, AND WE’RE STILL TESTING MANY, MANY PEOPLE FOR IT, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE JUST NOT THE SAME. EMILY: HE SAYS CALIFORNIANS NEED TO KEEP TAKING THE VIRUS SERIOUSL