A puzzling spike in Calif. coronavirus cases amid reopening Published on June 22, 2020 at 02:21AM by Scott Wilson, The Washington Post SANTA ROSA, Calif. - California is experiencing a sharp climb in new coronavirus cases just weeks into a gradual economic reopening, filling hospital beds and intensive care units in an uneven surge that many public health officers predicted months ago. Last week, Arizona, Florida, Texas and at least seven other states reported their highest weekly infection-rate averages. But there is little sign that states are reconsidering politically popular decisions to open the economy. In parts of California, where more than 5,000 people have died of the virus, people will be allowed to see movies in theaters this weekend for the first time since the stay-home orders began in early March. The ebbs and flows of the virus here have changed frequently from region to region in recent months. Some rural counties have seen their infection rates flatten, while othe