COVID-19's summer comeback in California gains power as cases, hospitalizations keep rising

LOS ANGELES — Outbreak investigations. Disrupted work schedules. Canceled vacations. Wearing masks.

Sound familiar?

COVID-19 is making a comeback in California. Coronavirus levels in wastewater are on the rise in the state's most populated areas, and hospitalizations continue to increase as residents return from trips and head back to school.

Coronavirus levels have more than doubled in Los Angeles' wastewater since the start of summer, state data show, although they remain less than half of . The rate at which reported test results are coming back positive is also up, now at 13.2% across California;