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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly provides an update on the state's efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California.
Recorded July 28, 2020.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus.
C
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
joining
me
today.
As
I
give
you
an
update
on
the
covid
situation
in
california
today,
I
want
to
start
by
talking
a
little
bit
about
our
data,
as
we
have
day
in
and
day
out.
Over
many
weeks
and
months,
we've
talked
to
you
about
data
trends
in
california,
as
it
relates
to
covet.
19.
C
In
particular,
we
are
looking
to
ensure
that
the
cal
ready
system
is
ready
and
able
to
collect
all
of
this
information
so
that,
as
we
build
our
future
systems
of
data
collection
that
we
have
that
capability.
C
And
then
we
work
with
a
number
of
our
lab
partners
throughout
the
state
to
ensure
that
there's
no
issues
with
that
data
collection
and
even
though
we
know
we
won't
get
perfect
and
complete
data
initially
that
we
still
continue
to
collect
it,
improve
our
capabilities
and
have
more
to
say
in
the
weeks
and
months
to
come.
I'll.
Just
emphasize
also
that
we
know
that
this
information
will
not
just
improve
our
ability
to
have
more
detail
on
race
and
ethnicity.
C
I'll
remind
you
that
about
a
third
of
our
cases
that
are
reported
to
california's
department
of
public
health,
don't
come
with
race
and
ethnicity
data.
We
need
that
to
improve
so
that
we
have
a
better
sense
of
where
transmission
is
happening,
which
communities
are
impacted
and
what
the
magnitude
of
that
impact
will
be.
And
similarly,
and
many
of
you
in
the
press
have
been
asking
about
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
C
In
addition
to
the
announcement
on
data,
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment
and
just
run
through
our
typical
data
numbers
in
california.
Today,
we're
reporting
9397
cases
as
our
seven
day
average.
Today's
report
specifically,
is
just
at
6
000
cases,
which
demonstrates
likely
a
lag
in
getting
case
information
over
the
weekend.
So
again
we
try
to
anchor
ourselves
now
to
that
seven
day
average,
and
that
seven
day
average
today
represents
a
2.3
percent
increase
in
total
cases.
Compared
to
the
previous
seven
days
today,
reporting
108
deaths
daily
as
our
average
over
the
last
seven
days.
C
C
Also
just
wanted
to
spend
a
moment
talking
about
some
of
our
specific
race
and
ethnicity
data.
We
know
early
on
that
roughly
40
percent
back
in
may,
47
of
our
covet
cases
were
among
latino
populations
today.
That
number
is
closer
to
56,
which
represents
a
significant
increase
of
the
total
impact
on
the
latino
population.
C
C
C
We
also
have
seen
trends
in
our
death
numbers
where
both
the
cases,
our
hospitalizations,
as
well
as
deaths,
we're
seeing
younger
people
suffer
those
grave
impacts
which
demonstrates
that
not
only
are
we
seeing
more
impact
on
latinos,
but
we
are
also
seeing
a
greater
impact
on
younger
californians
and
together.
That
important
confluence
really
builds
on.
C
C
Yesterday,
the
focus
on
resources
going
into
the
central
valley
counties
our
focus
on
unified
response
teams
led
by
cal
oes
and
a
number
of
other
california
state
agencies,
partnering
with
our
local
agencies
and
partners
as
well.
To
ensure
that
we're
doing
all
that
we
can,
we
believe,
over
the
next
many
weeks,
these
efforts,
just
like
we
did
with
imperial
county
and
that
strong,
deep
partnership
to
reduce
positivity
rates
transmission
rates
case
rates.
C
So,
together,
this
announcement
today
focused
on
improved
data,
our
numbers
showing
some
encourage
signs
with
our
hospital
numbers,
but
that
that
isn't
statewide,
that
we
continue
to
focus
on
the
central
valley
that
the
central
valley
is
a
key
place
where
we're
bringing
not
just
the
efforts
of
the
state,
but
together
the
resources
that
we
received
from
the
federal
government
and
the
cdc
to
really
bring
our
words
into
actions
and
deepen
our
partnerships
there,
and,
as
always,
I
wanna
before
I
take
a
number
of
the
questions
that
I
know
reporters
are
prepared
to
ask.
C
Having
that
mask
on
or
handy
is
a
very
important
tool,
as
we
continue
to
see.
The
evidence
grow
that
it
can
help
reduce
this.
The
the
spread
of
covet
19
and
not
only
protect
our
families
and
communities
but
help
us
move
on
the
road
of
economic
recovery,
help
us
get
closer
to
having
more
schools
open
across
the
state.
C
Additionally,
as
much
as
possible.
Reducing
and
avoiding
mixing
in
larger
crowds
with
people
that
you
aren't
used
to
being
around.
That
might
include
people
that
you're
close
to
close
friends
that
you
haven't
seen
in
a
while
members
of
your
immediate
family
that
don't
live
in
your
household
and
additionally,
whenever
you
are
out,
try
to
maintain
some
distance
between
you
and
others
that
you
don't
typically
mix
with.
C
So
those
three
hallmark
things
in
addition
to
what
I
give
all
of
my
pediatric
patients
as
advice,
wash
your
hands
and
don't
just
wash
it
for
two
seconds,
as
my
kids
do
turn
it
on
run
the
water
for
a
good
20
seconds,
wash
with
soap
use
hand
sanitizer
if
there
isn't
isn't
soap
and
water
handy
in
order
to
reduce
your
own
transmission
to
yourself
and
to
others
when
you
touch
other
surfaces.
C
So
again,
it's
always
a
privilege
to
be
with
you
and
give
you
a
brief
message
and
run
run
through
our
numbers
and
with
that
I'll
open
it
up
to
reporter
questions.
D
Thank
you
just
to
clarify
this
requirement
on
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
Does
that
apply
to
all
90
communicable
diseases
that
are
reported
to
the
state
and
number
two?
Why
is
this
happening
now
when
lgbt
leaders
started
calling
for
this
more
than
three
months
ago
and.
C
Yeah
dustin
so
to
your
first
question.
Yes,
this
is
a
requirement
on
all
reportable
communicable
diseases
to
the
california
department
of
public
health.
C
We
know
that
we'll
be
over
the
weeks
and
months
to
come
working
with
our
lab
partners,
our
providers
to
collect
this
information
as
well
as
they
can
and
support
them
in
identifying
strategies
to
increase
reporting
to
your
question
about
the
the
call
and
and
the
time
to
get
to
this
announcement
and
point.
We
have
certainly
been
working
on
it
for
quite
some
time,
really
preparing
our
providers
and
labs
to
be
able
to
collect
this
information,
preparing
our
systems
to
accept
it
and
making
sure
that
we.
E
C
A
number
of
stakeholders
to
ensure
we're
doing
it
in
the
most
comprehensive
way
possible.
The
last
thing
we
wanted
was
to
be
saddled
with
a
whole
whole
stack
of
data
that
we
weren't
able
to
turn
into
actionable
information,
and
so,
as
many
things
it
it,
it
took
some
time
and
we're
happy
to
arrive
at
this
day
when
we
know
we're
moving
forward
to
having
this
data
available,
having
our
ability
and
a
tool
to
use
it
in
an
action-oriented
way
and
to
be
more
focused
with
our
response.
D
Josh
haskell
abc
dr
galley.
You
talked
about
the
increase
in
the
seven
day
average
of
cases
this
seventh
day
versus
the
last
seventh
day.
Do
we
need
the
number
of
new
cases
to
go
down
in
order
for
the
overall
picture
in
the
state
to
it
through
or
more
cases,
doesn't
always
mean
more
hospitalizations
and
more
icd
patients.
C
Yeah,
it's
a
really
excellent
question.
I'll
say,
of
course,
what
we're
looking
for
is
a
reduction
in
those
trends
where
many
people
are
encouraged
by
somewhat
reduced
rate
of
rise,
but
it
still
rises
right.
Today's
increase
of
2.3
in
our
seven
day
average
over
compared
to
yesterday
is
a
smaller
rate
of
runs,
but
we
would
like
to
see
that
number
be
zero
so
flat
or
even
on
its
trend
downwards.
C
That
said,
as
we
identify
more
and
more
young
people
who
are
positive,
we
know
that
younger
people,
those
without
significant
comorbidities
like
diabetes
or
heart
disease,
often
need
less
hospitalization
and
often
stay
in
the
hospital
a
shorter
period
of
time.
So
you're
absolutely
right
in
that
the
absolute
number
of
cases
does
not
always
correlate
or
doesn't
correlate
in
the
same
way
today,
as
it
did
before,
with
the
number
of
hospitalizations
that
we'll
see
or
the
need
for
icu
stays
in
ventilation.
D
Paul
rogers
san
jose
mercury
news
thanks
dr
following
up
on
your
point
about
masks
two
quick
questions:
if
every
person
in
california
wore
a
mask,
how
long
would
it
take
for
coronavirus
to
be
brought
under
control
and,
second,
why
hasn't
the
administration
put
in
place
a
statewide
policy
to
find
people
who
don't
follow
its
math
mandate,
similar
to
the
way
that
some
california
cities
like
glendale
and
monterey,
have
started
to
do
issuing
those
fines.
C
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
question.
Always
I
look
forward
to
an
opportunity
to
support
our
our
message
around
masking
again.
Every
week
we
come
together,
we
have
more
information
showing
the
power
of
a
mask
and
the
ability
to
reduce
transmission.
C
F
C
We
don't
necessarily
change
the
level
of
mixing
that
we're
having
in
our
communities,
so
it
is
increasingly
one
of
the
most
powerful
tools
that
we
see
not
just
at
the
aggregate,
but
on
the
individual
level
to
protect
your
communities,
your
local
hospital
system,
etc.
So,
every
opportunity
we
have
a
chance
to
urge
our
viewers
and
our
public
to
to
go
nowhere
without
your
mass
to
wear
it.
C
Little
longer
than
you
thought
you
might
keep
it
on,
don't
take
it
off
so
that
we
can
really
make
sure
we
get
that
full
value
out
of
mass
wearing
the
governor.
Often
talks
about
running
the
90-yard
dash
instead
of
the
100
yards.
Let's
get
all
the
way
with
our
use
of
our
mass
to
your
question
about
fines.
You
know.
Certainly
the
state
has
set
up
a
structure
wherein
fines
for
not
complying
with
the
mask
order.
C
Consider
fines
for
masking
or
or
for
the
lack
of
compliance
with
it,
and
also
I'll
remind
you
that
the
governor
did
put
at
risk
a
certain
amount
of
funding
in
the
billions
of
dollars
across
the
state
for
the
lack
of
compliance
with
orders
around
public
health
orders
and
criteria,
as
it
relates
to
local
performance,
including
enforcement
of
certain
things
like
our
mass
mandate
and
other
other
areas.
So
it's
both
the
local
effort,
on
the
one
hand,
as
well
as
the
state
effort
that
I
just
mentioned
on
the
other.
E
D
Thank
you,
dr
galley.
I'm
curious
if
you
would
to
explain
where.
F
D
In
terms
of
therapeutics
as
a
state,
what
are
your
feelings
on
things
like
hydroxychloroquine.
D
C
I
think
excellent
question.
I
know
the
governor
has
mentioned
that
we
will
soon
do
a
clear
focus
on
therapeutics
and
advances,
not
just
in
our
delivery
system
the
front
lines
of
the
hospital,
but
what
some
of
the
research
and
biotech
community
that
is
so
important
and
rich
in
california
has
done
to
contribute
to
those
advances
to
your
specific
questions.
Hydroxychloroquine,
I
think
early
on
people
were
curious
and
wondering
what
its
role
would
be
in
treating
kovid.
C
I
think
today
it's
becoming
more
clear
that
it
isn't
a
drug
that
is
really
first
line
or
second
line
that
is
being
used
to
treat
coping
patients.
I
know
that
there
continue
to
be
questions
and
trials
and
and
literature
coming
out
on
its
role,
but
I
would
say
now
that
it
isn't
an
important
tool
in
the
treatment
of
covid19
rem
disavir.
On
the
other
hand,
increasingly
used,
we
received
a
good
supply
from
the
federal
government
who
was
distributing
it.
C
C
But
it
also
allows
us
to
learn
how
to
use
these
new
therapeutics
and
tools
to
allow
our
clinicians
to
learn
from
around
the
globe.
How
others
have
treated
individuals
who
are
severely
ill
with
covet
19.
That
gives
us
a
chance
to
not
only
reduce
transmission
on
the
one
hand,
but
to
really
do
a
better
job,
caring
for
those
who
become
quite
sick
and
what
we
want
to
see.
C
F
Good
afternoon,
becca
I'd
like
to
follow
up
my
colleague
from
the
san
francisco
chronicles
question,
but
I'd
like
to
be
a
little
bit
more
specific
in
detail.
F
40
of
lgbt
youth
that
are
homeless
are
in
the
mix
or
actually
it's
forty
percent
of
youths
that
are
homeless
or
lgbt
youth.
Let
me
correct:
myself:
are
in
the
mix
there,
what
are
you
guys
doing
for
testing
in
the
homeless
arena,
and
also
in
reference
to
the
overall
for
the
central
valley
and,
of
course,
los
angeles?
F
C
Yeah
no
excellent
question
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
refocus
the
response,
as
it
relates
to
testing
among
our
homeless
populations
across
the
state
has
been
and
continues
to
be,
a
high
priority.
You
hear
about
many
of
the
amazing
efforts
around
room,
key
and
home
key
and
our
focus
on
supporting
our
shelters
with
pp
and
other
efforts.
But
testing
is
a
very
important
part
of
that.
Improving
our
access
to
testing
and
that
test
turnaround.
C
Time
issue
that
we
have
been
working
on
over
the
past
many
weeks
as
we've
seen
a
surge
of
cases
across
the
nation.
It
all
ties
in
together
and
our
ability
to
get
testing
supplies
to
those
front
line,
shelters
and
homeless
service
providers
is
very
important.
It
continues
to
be
and
then
making
sure
that
we
match
up
in
a
very
deliberate
way
our
homeless
service
providers
and
shelters
with
labs.
That
can
give
you
rapid
turnaround
time,
especially
in
places
where
you
might
make
important
decisions
on
where
to
house
somebody
where
they
sleep
relative
to
others.
C
C
I
would
say
that
those
eight
counties
make
up
are
all
on
our
top
15
list
or
pretty
close
to
all
of
them
on
the
top
15
list
of
test
positivity
many
in
the
top
five,
which
tells
us
not
only
do
we
need
to
get
a
stronger
message
out
on
the
importance
of
testing.
C
Answering
questions
is
a
very
important
piece
on
improving
the
effectiveness
of
our
test
tracing
supporting
supportive
isolation
strategy.
In
the
case,
and
as
we
see
the
transition
rates
come
down
and
as
we
see
the
number
of
staff
prepared
to
work
as
part
of
our
contact
tracing
disease
investigation
workforce,
we
must
have
people
who
can
speak
the
language
of
those
who
were
serving
and
trying
to
support.
So
it
is
a
very
important
priority
and
our
efforts
in
the
central
valley
will
focus
on
that.
In
particular,.
E
The
new
testing
guidance,
so
I'm
hoping
you
can
provide
a
little
bit
more
clarity,
so
should
individual
people
who
are
concerned
that
they
might
be
infected
and
want
to
get
a
test
should
they
be
trying
to
assess
what
here
they
fall
into
and
are
you
encouraging
those
who
fall
into
the
lowest
priorities
here
to
avoid
getting
tested
and
for
those
who
are
seeking
to
be
tested?
Where
should
they
be
going?
The
governor
has
previously
encouraged
everyone
to
go
to
the
pre-testing
sites
that
the
state
is
running.
C
Thanks
sophia
and-
and
I
I'm
always
happy
when
I
hear
individuals
digging
into
that
guidance-
that
the
state
puts
out
specifically
for
providers
and
labs-
remember
the
announcement
I
made
just
earlier
last
week
actually
two
weeks
ago
now
that
refocused
not
just
our
tiered
priority,
for
who
should
be
testing
with
a
specific
focus
on
those
tiers
in
the
face
of
some
demands
and
scarce
resources
on
the
testing
side,
but
also
prioritization,
for
what
which
lab
should
be
processed
first
by
our
laboratories
across
the
state.
C
C
So
I
would
encourage
californians
who
are
interested
in
being
tested
to
either
reach
out
to
a
provider
your
typical
provider
reach
out
to
one
of
the
test
sites.
They
often
have
platforms
to
fill
out
sort
of
either
your
symptoms
or
your
exposure
risk,
and
through
those
efforts
we
can
determine
whether
you
should
be
tested
immediately
or
whether
you
could
wait
a
while
to
be
tested,
and
we.
C
We
hope
that,
as
we
increase
our
efforts
to
solve
some
of
the
supply
chain,
challenges
that
we've
been
mentioning
and
as
we
see
potentially
some
reduction
nationally
in
the
amount
of
testing
being
done
and
as
we
in
california
continue
to
increase
our
testing
volumes.
That
we
will
see.
Some
of
these
test
turnaround
time
issues
and
proof,
and
we
especially
want
to
stay
focused
on
making
sure
they
improve.
For
those
people
whose
test
makes
a
decision
on
how
to
treat
them
in
the
hospital
maybe
makes
a
decision
as
to
whether
they
should
isolate
or
not.
C
I
think,
there's
a
number
of
different
uses,
and
that's
exactly
why
we
have
our
prioritization
tiers
that
we
hope
all
of
our
clinical
partners
and
our
testing
sites,
as
well
as
our
lab
partners,
follow,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
our
first
tests
are
targeting
those
who,
through
this
tiering
process,
need
it
the
most.
But
that
we
create
space
for
others
to
get
tested
in
those
lower
tiers
as
well.
D
Final
question:
brian
melley
associated
press
yeah
hi,
dr
gallery.
This
question
is
about
the
state's
data
collection
and
the
ability
to
distinguish
between
people
who
have
had
multiple
tests.
So
I'm
wondering
you
know:
california's
reported
7.3
million
completed
tests.
How
does
that
translate
into
the
actual
number
of
people
that
have
been
tested?
You
know
if
you
you
weed
out
people
that
have
been
tested
twice
and
then
similarly
of
the
460
thousand
confirmed
infections.
D
Is
that
460
000
people
that
have
that
have
had
an
infection
or
does
that
also
include
people
who
may
have
gotten
retested
after
being
confirmed
to
have
coveted
and
then
tested
positive
again?
Can
you
can
you
clarify
those
numbers.
C
Yeah
I
I'll
try
my
best,
especially
on
your
last
part
of
your
question.
We'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
I'll,
just
remind
people
early
on
many
people
were
getting
two
tests
to
confirm
whether
they
were
coveted,
positive
or
negative.
So,
in
the
early
days
of
our
reporting,
there
were
individuals,
a
single
individual
who
had
two
positive
tests
as
an
example
early
on
many
months
ago,
that
trend
started
to
change
and
most
people
received
a
single
test
specimen
which
reflected
a
single
positive
or
negative.
C
So
we
don't
today
expect
that
many
of
the
cases
that
we're
reporting
represent
two
test
positive
results
for
a
single
individual.
In
the
moment,
no
doubt
many
individuals
who
have
been
tested
have
been
tested
more
than
once
individuals,
residents
and
staff
in
skilled
nursing
facilities,
where
we've
had
such
important
focus
on
being
able
to,
as
I
like
to
say,
really
guard
the
front
door
from
covid
and
reduce
transmission,
we
test
in
an
ongoing
way
with
serial
testing.
C
If
a
skilled
nursing
facility
has
a
positive
test
positive
case
among
workers
or
residents,
we
do
even
more
frequent
testing.
So
it
wouldn't
be
surprising
if
a
single
individual
in
california
had
multiple,
even
handfuls
of
tests,
to
make
sure
that
they
aren't
in
a
vector
for
infection
or
themselves
infected
in
one
of
our
high-risk
areas,
in
terms
of
being
able
to
determine
how
many
people,
our
our
many
cases,
represents
whether
there's
duplication
there
I'll
need
to
get
back
to
you,
so
that
I
can
give
you
an
accurate
answer
on
that
question.
C
So
I
think
we're
we
we've
gone
through
the
questions.
I
just
want
to
again
thank
each
of
you
for
joining
today
that
we
continue
to
emphasize
our
message
around
wearing
your
face,
covering
your
mask
when
you're
out
and
about
in
public,
even
when
you're
with
people
that
you
haven't.
C
In
this
moment
and
get
to
a
place
where
we
have
reduced
transmission
enough
that
much
of
our
activities,
economic
activities
back
to
school
activities
can
come
again
sooner
than
if
we
don't
do
those
important
personal
behavior
changes
that
we
continue
to
emphasize
and
hope
each
of
you
take
to
heart,
share
with
a
friend
and
strongly
hold
each
other
accountable.