December 29, 20202:42 pm The governor said it plainly to open his weekly coronavirus briefing: “There’s not any good news at all.” Advertisement The bad news included a record one-day increase in deaths — 66. The hospitalizations were up six to a new record. The new case count was not a record, but the positivity rate in testing was sky-high again. It was no surprise against this backdrop that the governor will extend his public health emergency declaration, due to expire tomorrow, for 60 days. Advertisement He said there’d been a one-third increase in new cases since Thanksgiving with a 10 percent increase in hospitalizations. He said he was hopeful that extra care was taken during Christmas, but experts expect a rise from the reason, including the New Year observance. He said he expected an eventual increase in hospitalization, even with better therapeutics and management. This was echoed by Health Director Jose Romero who urged people to reconsider getting together in large groups. He said gatherings should be limited to nuclear families in the home.