California sees record number of coronavirus hospitalizations | TheHill - The Hill

Just over 7,400 people were hospitalized with the virus across the state as of Saturday, the Los Angeles Times first reported Sunday, while health officials reportedly worry that a new surge of cases could be caused by Black Friday shopping and Thanksgiving gatherings.

“We were prepared for an increase,” said Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County's health director, according to the Times.

“None of us really thought the increase would be so big across such a short period of time.”.