The United States topped 14 million known COVID-19 infections on Thursday with over 100,000 patients hospitalised for the first time as California imposed stay-at-home orders to take effect when intensive care units approach capacity in coming days.
The latest round of California restrictions, going beyond any now in place across the United States, will be triggered on a region-by-region basis when available ICU-bed space falls to 15% of capacity or less in any of five designated geographic areas of the state.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said four of the regions, including Southern California, the most populous, were on track to reach the 15% threshold this week, with the San Francisco Bay area expected to follow by mid- to late December.
The stay-at-home restrictions will begin with 48 hours' notice and remain in effect for at least three weeks once they are imposed.
California is the most-populous U.S. state, with almost 40 million residents.
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