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5. Gov Newsom is saying it is the young invincibles that are causing this spike
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:35 PM
Jul 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the surge in coronavirus cases hitting California was due in part to younger people who might believe “they are invincible” but nonetheless are becoming sick from COVID-19.

These are younger adults — who Newsom called “the young invincibles” — who are testing positive for the disease, a trend that has become apparent as the economy has reopened and working-aged adults return to work and had resumed social gatherings.

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“So a lot of these younger folks may be coming into hospitals, but with not as acute needs as what we were seeing in the past,” Newsom said. In L.A. County, working-age adults are making up an increasing share of the percentage of those who are hospitalized, while seniors are making up a declining share.

https://ktla.com/news/california/californias-young-invincibles-increasingly-infected-by-coronavirus-newsom-says/

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