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San Francisco officials warn of third COVID-19 surge, urge no travel for holidays
Summary
Director Grant Colfax told the commission that cases and reproductive rates are rising in a third surge, the city moved to the state's red tier, and officials urged residents to avoid holiday travel while vaccine planning continues.
San Francisco's director of health, Grant Colfax, told the Health Commission the city is experiencing a third COVID-19 surge and urged residents to avoid holiday travel and indoor gatherings as cases and transmission increase.
Colfax gave data showing nearly 14,000 cumulative diagnosed cases in the city and 156 deaths to date. He said the city's new-case rate rose to 10.9 per 100,000 and the estimated reproductive rate is approximately 1.28, up sharply from recent weeks. Colfax said the city was running nearly 6,000 tests a day and a testing rate of…
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