Will the San Francisco Bay Area see a fourth coronavirus surge?
Why another surge could hit the Bay Area in the months ahead By Annie Vainshtein and Matthias Gafni In so many respects, it’s looking like the worst of the pandemic may be over for the Bay Area. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are down dramatically and positive test rates have dropped significantly, too. Many counties reporting plummeting case counts are rapidly reopening. San Francisco may move into the orange tier, the second-least-restrictive, in just two weeks. At the same time, Bay Area counties are getting deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the vaccination...