California was poised Wednesday to cross 2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases, with the second million coming over just the past six weeks. With hospital ICUs almost out of space, counties including Santa Clara are demanding people not gather in groups for Christmas, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of "a surge on top of a surge on top of a surge." Health reporter Erin Allday has all the latest. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

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