California News – 08-02-2021

Covid cases in California surpass 4 million with US total of 35 million

  • The amount of COVID-19 cases in the US has gone past 35 million with California becoming the first state to pass 4 million 
  • The most recent 7 day average of daily new cases has shown 66,606 which is a 64% increase compared to the week before

California’s plea urges Forest Service to guarantee swifter action on new wildfires

  • The new chief of the USDA Forest Service, Chief Randy Moore, is currently directing his agency to have swifter action on new wildfires
  • The Forest Service’s Chief Moore comes amid rising complaints about his agency not having a quick enough response to many recent fires such as the Tamarack Fire that has burned 6,696 acres of land in Nevada and California

By K Buenavista

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