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San Francisco health officials report falling COVID indicators, move to state's yellow tier
Summary
Health Director Grant Colfax reported improved COVID-19 indicators in San Francisco — including lower hospitalizations and a reproductive rate near 0.8 — and announced the city's move to the state's yellow tier, while commissioners pressed officials on testing, contact tracing and racial disparities.
San Francisco's public health leaders told the Health Commission that local COVID-19 indicators have improved enough to place the city in the state's yellow tier, but officials urged continued caution ahead of the holidays.
"We're up to nearly 12,000 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in San Francisco, with 133 deaths," Health Director Grant Colfax said, summarizing the department's slide deck and the latest metrics. Colfax highlighted what he called "very good news": a seven-day average of roughly 4,900 tests per day, a reproductive-rate estimate around 0.8 and just 25 people hospitalized for COVID-19 as of the report.
The health department framed the improvement…
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