California lifts its statewide Covid stay-at-home orders

Announcement comes after months of a surge in cases and as the governor is sued for restrictions on outdoor dining

California lifted its stay-at-home order statewide Monday after four-week projections showed intensive care unit capacity to be above 15% in beleaguered regions for the first time in weeks.

Today we can lay claim to starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel as it relates to case numbers," said the California governor Gavin Newsom during a press briefing on Monday.