He has been with us in the hospital the longest. He has had a really rough course. Many, many days where we didnt know if he was going to make it the next hour much less the next day. Reporter this was tom, a physical specimen, an attribute may have helped save his life. The fan of this man. He will never give up. Reporter today, the finish line. Released from the hospital and on his way to home care. He looked tired and weak. But he is alive and able to whisper a couple words. How are you feeling . Great. Reporter happy to go home . Yes. Reporter covid made him race for his life. Today, tom wins. We are glad he is out. How serious is this problem . Hospitalization continues to be a key data point. This graph shows the number of californians hospitalized with the virus since april 1st. The yellow represents the people in the icu. The blue, nonicu patients. Both continue to rise steadily. Today, nearly 6,200 people are in the hospital statewide. Thats an alltime high for the 21st day in