[17] on february 26, a case of unknown origin was confirmed in a resident of solano county California's summer covid surge has proved to be particularly strong and enduring, as it storms to levels not seen in summertime in over two years. Coronavirus transmission is once again spiking in california entering the winter holiday season — and the new jn.1 subvariant may be partly to blame. The summer surge of the coronavirus subvariants nicknamed flirt has given way to ever more contagious strains, a key reason behind the current high levels of covid in california and nationwide. The number of coronavirus cases reported in california is on the brink of crossing 10 million, a milestone that probably undercounts the total significantly yet still carries an increasing sense. California is reporting about 8,000 daily coronavirus cases in the last week, up 18% over the previous week's tally of 6,800 cases a day.
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