https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/22/california-coronavirus-case-average-hospitalizations-reach-seven-week-low/ > California reported the fewest average coronavirus cases and total hospitalizations this week in nearly two months, indicating that the summer’s crushing caseload has eased — even as epidemiologists warn of another potential upswing this fall. > The state’s seven-day average for new cases hit 6,662 Friday, according to data compiled by this news organization, the lowest it’s been since July 5. Hospitalizations, meanwhile, have dipped to 4,772 statewide, down from a peak of more than 7,000 in late July and marking the fewest patients since the end of June.