Hello, it’s Tuesday, Dec. 14, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES A new statewide mask order for California The state has ordered that, starting Wednesday, masks be worn in indoor public spaces. The move comes as coronavirus case rates in California have risen by almost 50{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} in the last 2½
Essentia Health CEO Dr. David Herman sees the pandemic impact on hospitals as heartbreaking in many ways. But for him, what stands out are the unvaccinated patients who are very ill with COVID-19 and on a ventilator. “Many of the sickest patients that we see, that was avoidable,” said Herman. “And to see patients so