Newsom said that health care capacity is vital. The state has averaged 25,000 tests over the last seven days, with more than 30,000 per day over the weekend, Newsom said, and more than 768,000 tests conducted thus far. Testing Capacity: The state has met its goal of 25,000 tests per day, with 86 new testing sites focusing on rural, urban, and underserved areas.Health Care Surge Capacity: There are 14 facilities statewide ready to accept patients, with 2,072 additional available beds, more than 10,000 ventilators not in use throughout the state, and more than 94,000 applications received to be part of the California Health Corps.Personal Protective Equipment Inventory: The state has on hand 18.2 million surgical masks, 5.8 million face shields, and 7.2 million gloves, Angell said - it's also ordered hundreds of millions of surgical and N95 masks.Stability of Hospitalizations: Hospitalizations and the numbers in ICUs have been stable, Angell said.Personal Protective Equipment InventoryĪngell went into greater depth on the progress made in specific areas.All six metrics were said to be on schedule:

There are six key metrics on the 'State Reopening Roadmap Report Card' shared by Angell during today's state press conference, matching the metrics which the state has shared before. Local areas will not be allowed to start moving past Phase 2, even with certification, Newsom said. He added that licenses were threatened to be pulled from some bars and restaurant/bars that reopened without permission, leading to 80 businesses being closed once again. 'There may, in some cases, be unfortunate consequences in that,' Newsom said. Newsom also addressed some businesses opening early, without permission. The governor mentioned work that the state has done with Orange County to reopen two beaches in Laguna Beach and San Clemente, praising the local plans.

Without naming the county, he referenced what he said last week about Orange County about admiring the reopening guidelines they had laid out. 'What we're seeing now is a spike unlike anything we've seen so far in the pandemic.When asked about consequences for counties going against state orders and reopening, Newsom said there are situations where enforcement will be necessary, but that they are working with local areas to help them make changes. The mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, said she and political leaders across the Bay Area were imposing new lockdown orders and business restrictions in the face of a surge in COVID-19 infections. 'If we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb and more lives lost.'

'If we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed,' he said. Mr Newsom warned that state funds could be withheld from counties that fail to enforce the measures. They extend a near-statewide night-time curfew introduced last month in which residents cannot leave their homes between 10pm and 5am except for essential journeys.īut the new, stricter measures still fall short of California's first lockdown in March, which saw most outdoor activities including beach access and hiking banned.Īnger has been rising in parts of the state including Los Angeles county, where the recent outdoor dining ban and closure of playgrounds have drawn heavy criticism and lawsuits, with some cities openly discussing ways to defy the limits. 'We're also establishing a framework where all non-essential travel is as well temporarily restricted statewide,' Mr Newsom said. Once a region is placed under the new limits - an 'emergency brake' which will last for a minimum of three weeks - the gathering of people from different households will be banned.īars and personal services such as hair salons will be temporarily closed, and restaurants will only be allowed to offer take-out and delivery. 'We are announcing and introducing a regional 'stay-at-home' order in the state of California, fundamentally predicated on the need to stop gathering with people outside of your household,' Mr Newsom said. In a move that could plunge the state's 40 million residents back into lockdown, Gavin Newsom announced new limits that will come into effect once 85 per cent of intensive care unit beds have been filled - a development expected in four of California's five regions 'as early as the next day or two'. California's governor on Thursday announced new statewide bans on gatherings and 'non-essential' activities, as hospitals in the nation's most populous state face being overwhelmed by record Covid-19 cases.

California lockdown update