California has the lowest coronavirus rate in the nation. Here’s what we know

California has the lowest coronavirus rate in the nation. Here’s what we know

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/20/california-has-the-lowest-coronavirus-rate-in-the-nation-heres-what-we-know/

California has the lowest coronavirus case rate of any state, federal figures show, illustrating the progress made in the ongoing battle against the highly infectious delta variant.

The state has been among the national leaders in that metric for the last week, as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus infections continues to tumble from a peak earlier this summer. But while infections have plummeted in highly-vaccinated Bay Area and Southern California, hospitals are struggling to keep up with a crush of cases in the Central Valley, underscoring how vaccines are so critical in combating serious illness.