https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/14/with-data-backlog-cleared-coronavirus-cases-officially-decreasing-newsom-says/ > With the backlog of nearly 300,000 lab reports finally cleared, state officials confirmed Friday that coronavirus cases have officially decreased over the past two weeks — a trend that was briefly in question after the records snafu. > The state has finished sorting through the delayed coronavirus test results from the past two weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, with an encouraging conclusion: Statewide, the positivity rate has decreased to about 6.2%, down nearly a full percentage point since before the backlog was reported.