California Coronavirus Update: State’s Official COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 10,000

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced what he called “a new partnership” in coronavirus testing. He said he was taking the action in anticipation of the stress the flu season will put on the testing system.“We have averaged roughly 100,000 tests in the state,” said Newsom.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorBREAKING: In a press release from the Department of Public Health, California Governor Gavin Newsom began rolling out new guidance for in-person child supervision and limited instruction, targeted support services, and facilitation of distance learning in small group environments.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will be issuing new guidelines for reopening businesses in its counties.The governor revealed that watch periods may vary from business sector to business sector. The modifications would also impact the current stay-at-home order, he said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We are seeing a decline in the total number of counties on the state monitoring list,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom at his Monday midday news conference.Newsom noted that the number of counties on that list — which prevents large gatherings, schools and businesses like movie theaters to be open — fell from 42 to 40 last week and, this week, fell further to 35 counties.The state has made “progress across the spectrum,” according to the governor.Calaveras,

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe LNU complex fire in Northern California became the second-largest wildfire in state history overnight, according to Cal Fire.The blaze has scorched 314,000 acres in five counties: Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo and Solano.

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state will be issuing new guidelines for reopening businesses in the state.“We’re working with local health officers all up and down the state,” said Newsom.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia’s Health and Human Services Director Dr.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorGovernor Gavin Newsom on Monday delivered some happy news to Californians, reported 7,934 new coronavirus infections on Friday. While that number is significantly lower than the 11,645 reported on Wednesday, it’s in line with the 7,085 new cases reported on That’s a lot less than the 11,645 reported on Wednesday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAt his coronavirus press conference on Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the much talked-about backlog of daily cases would roll in over the next 72 hours, “most likely” through Thursday night.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorGovernor Gavin Newsom started his Wednesday coronavirus news conference by taking a page out of Donald Trump’s press conference playbook.The governor began by recalling how he started his first business by writing to 14 people he knew and asking for start-up money.He then spent the next 45 minutes of his regular, hourlong COVID-19 press conference reviewing the economic accomplishments of his administration thus far.Newsom talked about line item tax credits, small

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorTuesday marked the arrival of the much-discussed California coronavirus backlog numbers. The reported daily new case total in the state soared by nearly 5,000 infections from Monday to Tuesday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom held his first press conference in a week after it was revealed that his administration’s COVID-19 data collection database had been undercounting daily coronavirus case numbers for at least two weeks.On Sunday, the state’s Director of Public Health resigned. Dr.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday, California’s top health official was sent out by his boss to face the music.Dr. Mark Ghaly, director of the state’s Health and Human Services Department, admitted that multiple on the state’s part had caused a backlog of 250,000-300,000 records in its data reporting systems.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after the State of California and local officials revealed a technical glitch in the state’s reporting system has resulted in an undercount of new coronavirus cases, the state reported a new record number of deaths. According to the California coronavirus dashboard, 200 lives were lost in the state over the previous 24 hours.

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Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Tuesday, an unusual message was posted on the California State COVID-19 dashboard. It read, “Due to the issues with the state’s electronic laboratory system, these data represent an underreporting of actual positive cases in one single day.”There was no further information or clarification.A few hours later, the state’s top health official, Dr.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom held a coronavirus press conference on Monday and highlighted some good news. He also issued a warning about the state’s future with respect to COVID-19.Newsom announced a total of 5,719 new coronavirus cases in the state for a total of 514,901 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.