Counties are pushing ahead as cases are climbing across the state, which comes as California ramps up testing.
But Newsom and state health officials say the key metrics to watch are the state’s hospitalization rate and the percentage of people testing positive for the virus.
Newsom said state officials are monitoring 13 counties because of spikes in hospitalizations or transmission rates.
In Fresno County, for example, 53 of every 100,000 people have the virus and 8.5% of people who get tested are positive for the coronavirus _ both higher than the state allows for reopening.
State officials are also monitoring Los Angeles County, the state’s most populous with 10 million people, for “the possibility of elevated disease transmission,” possibly attributed to higher testing capacity, including testing at 235 nursing homes.
