Editorial: Partying our way to more coronavirus death and destruction?

After weeks of bad coronavirus news, Californians glimpsed a sliver of hope this week: The average number of people hospitalized or admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 infections has declined over the last two weeks. Infections might have ebbed significantly as well, but we won't know for sure until the state fixes a data collection foul-up.

While there are still problem areas,