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From YouTube: Governor Newsom's COVID-19 Update - August 10, 2020
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Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Building on the state’s comprehensive actions to support diverse communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $81.8 million in additional commitments from private and philanthropic partners to provide resources and services for individuals needing to isolate or quarantine. The partnership is led by Kaiser Permanente, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Ballmer Group, The James Irvine Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Health Care Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, The California Endowment and the Skoll Foundation.
This new initiative expands on the previously announced grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has allocated $499 million to support the state’s response to COVID-19, of which $286 million was made available to local governments in their efforts to fight COVID-19. Nearly $52 million is going to eight counties in the Central Valley – Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare.
Kaiser Permanente is committing $63 million in grant funding for community-based organizations in areas disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, to support local public health departments with contact tracing, while also connecting individuals who are not able to appropriately isolate and quarantine to services and supports. Additionally, a coalition of 10 philanthropies have committed $18.8 million to support local public health departments in building a culturally and linguistically competent contact tracing workforce.
Together with the state, these partners will identify the communities and populations most impacted by the virus and fund a coordinated set of efforts working with local public health leaders. This collective impact will magnify the impact of California’s response to COVID-19.
Testing, Tracing and Supported Isolation (and Quarantine), known as TTSI, has become a common continuum of effort in the COVID-19 response in order to effectively contain the spread of the virus in communities. Over the course of California’s response, testing, through the efforts of the Testing Task Force, has improved significantly. Although there remain real challenges with supplies and turnaround time for testing, the situation in California is vastly improved.
As it relates to disease investigation and contact tracing, the combination of local and state personnel resources has dramatically increased the number of individuals working to investigate and trace cases. Due to high levels of transmission, tracing is largely targeted to high-risk areas and in particular outbreaks. With efforts to mitigate spread and deepen containment, this new partnership aims to effectively connect Californians without supportive isolation and quarantine ability to the supports they need to safely isolate to reduce further transmission, such as food assistance and delivery, support for rent payments, child care, pharmacy deliveries, health care services and employment-based assistance and protections. This will be accomplished through community-based workers providing follow-on services to persons coordinated through county contact tracing efforts.
To date, the state has focused its work on filling the gaps identified by local public health departments. The state has:
• Developed a data management platform in collaboration with county partners to manage contact tracing efforts;
• Developed a virtual training academy with academic partners, including UCSF and UCLA, to scale training capabilities across all counties;
• Redirected state staff to augment the local contact tracing workforce; and
• Developed a public awareness campaign, California Connected, in partnership with philanthropy to educate the public on the importance of contact tracing.
These commitments by our private and philanthropic partners are intended to ensure those who are exposed or test positive can appropriately isolate and quarantine. This is also an opportunity not only to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but to create well-paying jobs and future job opportunities, particularly for Black and Brown Californians who come from the highest-risk communities and are culturally and linguistically in the best position to act as trusted messengers in those communities.
Recorded August 10, 2020 in Sacramento, California.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
B
Well,
good
afternoon,
I
wanted
to
begin
today's
presentation
by
highlighting
and
responding
of
sorts
to
some
of
the
current
conversation
we're
having
across
this
country,
as
it
relates
to
some
executive
actions
that
the
president
united
states
took
over
the
weekend.
So
many
calls
overwhelming
number
of
calls
we've
received
inquiring
about
whether
or
not
the
state
of
california
will
participate
in
the
new
unemployment
insurance
efforts
that
the
president
tried
to
formalize
over
the
weekend.
Accordingly,
questions
remain
abundant.
B
We've
been
talking
about
for
months
here
as
a
state,
we
analyzed
the
federal
proposal
that
the
president
has
put
together
and
analyze
what
the
expected
cost
and
associated
benefits
and
liabilities
would
be
of
advancing
the
program.
While
we've
not
been
shy
for
many
many
months
in
our
desire
and
our
advocacy
to
see
a
deal
at
the
federal
level
to
see
an
effort
of
compromise
and
effort
that
has
been
advocated
for
months
now
by
speaker,
nancy
pelosi
to
provide
an
additional
stimulus
to
this
country,
individuals,
not
just
states
and
local
governments.
B
B
As
a
consequence,
the
president
put
forward
these
presidential
memorandum,
as
it
relates
to
an
executive
order
and
clearly
those
executive
orders
do
not
meet
the
totality
of
need
and
the
totality
of
requests
that
governors
of
all
political
stripes
mayors
and
the
like
advocates
and
individuals
expected
of
the
federal
government,
as
it
relates,
though,
specifically
again,
to
the
unemployment
capacity
of
the
state
of
california.
If
we
picked
up
as
the
president
proposed
25
percent
of
the
costs
associated
with
an
increase
of
four
hundred
dollars,
again,
we
had
a
six
hundred
dollar
very
successful.
B
Six
hundred
dollar
contribution
that
expired
on
july
25th,
we
have
been
waiting
for
congress.
We've
been
waiting
for
the
president
to
respond
to
that.
Unfortunately,
there
was
a
disconnect
and,
as
a
consequence,
that
program
no
longer
exists
and
there's
been
no
bridge
the
bridge
program.
However,
we
believe
or
hope
a
bridge
program
to
the
future
as
it
relates
to
restarting
these
conversations
federally
is
this
four
hundred
dollar,
not
six
hundred
dollar
additional
contribution.
B
The
responsibility
under
this
new
executive
order.
This
presidential
memorandum
is
a
responsibility
for
the
states
to
pick
up
25
percent
of
the
costs,
as
you
can
see
from
this
slide,
that
cost
would
nerd
to
the
state
of
california,
its
taxpayers,
roughly
700
million
dollars
per
week
if
that
fund
and
it's
a
fund
that
has
limited
resources,
70
billion
dollars.
Currently,
if
that
fund
drops
to
25
billion
or
less,
then
those
federal
dollars
disappear.
B
We
have
already
allocated
in
excess
of
75
percent
of
our
cares,
acts
funding
pursuant
to
the
budget
act
pursuant
to
the
budget
that
I
just
signed,
we
received
as
a
state
a
little
over
15
billion
dollars
incredibly
gratified
by
that
support,
which
has
been
foundational
and
instrumental
in
our
ability
to
address
some
of
the
most
vaccine
and
challenging
issues.
40
million
californians
face
those
dollars
have
been
obliged.
B
Those
dollars
have
been
deliberated
in
terms
of
the
efficacy
and
prudence
of
where
those
dollars
we
felt
were
best
invested
according
to
the
federal
guidelines
of
which
they
are
conditioned.
75
plus
percent
of
that
again
has
already
been
obligated
and
distributed.
The
rest
of
the
money
simply
does
not
exist,
meaning
it's
a
long
way
of
saying
this.
The
state
does
not
have
an
identified
resource
of
700
million
dollars
per
week
that
we
haven't
already
obliged.
B
When
not
if
the
identified
seventy
billion
dollar
fund,
the
president
is
looking
to
draw
down
from,
would
create
a
burn
in
the
likes
which
even
a
state
as
large
as
california
can
never
absorb,
without
again
massive
cuts
to
important
services
or
further
burdening,
as
we
say
in
this
slide,
businesses
and
individuals,
let
me
take
a
closer
look
or,
let's
take
a
closer
look
at
some
of
the
requirements.
This
is
a
new
program.
B
This
program
again
requires
unique
stipulation
of
considerations,
response
from
individuals
a
consequence.
We
would
have
to
reprogram
a
system
that
is
well
defined
as
hardly
perfect
at
edd.
For
those
of
you
that
are
shaking
your
head,
I
recognize
the
magnitude
of
the
challenge,
the
burden
that
we
already
have
with
our
unemployment
insurance
system.
We've
got
a
strike
team.
B
We
have
strategies,
we
have
an
approach
to
address
this
issue
medium
and
long
term,
but
the
reality
of
reprogramming
that
system
from
six
hundred
dollars
down
to
four
hundred
dollars
coming
up
with
an
identifiable
fund
source,
eliminating
the
benefits
to
those
that
receive
over
a
hundred
dollars
or
less
than
a
hundred
dollars
a
week.
All
of
those
burdens
would
create
time
delays
and
would
create
enormous
consternation
for
millions
of
those
that
would
seek
those
benefits.
I
want
to
remind
you.
B
This
executive
order
is
a
very
different
approach
than
what
has
historically
been
the
approach
with
unemployment
insurance,
usually
the
federal
government,
particularly
in
times
of
emergency
fronts,
the
money
recognizing
the
state
constraints,
recognizing
the
scarcity
of
resources.
During
an
economic
crisis,
we
have
unemployment.
B
That
is
worse
than
we've
seen
since
the
great
depression,
as
a
consequence
are
underemployment
rates,
those
seeking
full-time
jobs
that
only
have
part-time
jobs.
Those
numbers
are
substantially
higher
than
even
the
national
recorded
numbers
and
the
state
numbers
that
we'll
be
putting
out
very,
very
shortly.
Enormous
economic,
strict
strife,
enormous
economic
stress,
historic
amount
of
unemployment,
insurance
that
we
have
been
providing.
We
need
the
federal
government
to
front
those
dollars.
B
We
simply
do
not
have
the
capacity
again
even
a
state
as
large
and
well
resourced
and
as
well
managed
in
terms
of
our
reserves
and
our
capacity
to
borrow
we're
simply
just
not
in
that
position.
So
I
wanted
to
up
front
talk
about
the
proposal
coming
from
the
president
this
weekend,
we're
looking
for
all
the
additional
support
we
possibly
can
find
if
we're
gonna
land
at
400,
not
600.
B
That
would
be
advantageous
compared
to
nothing
for
millions
of
californians,
but
we're
going
to
need
the
federal
government
to
provide
the
support
on
that
25
percent,
or
we
are
at
peril
of
being
in
a
position
where
we're
making
false
commitments,
false
promises
to
millions
of
californians
that,
ultimately,
we
simply
cannot
meet.
Accordingly.
The
question
of
evictions,
as
I
said,
has
been
top
of
mind
top
of
our
agenda
as
an
administration.
B
Going
back
to
march,
we
signed
our
first
executive
order
on
evictions
on
march
16th,
providing
clarifications
and
guidance
to
local
governments
in
the
next
slide.
I'll
show
you
how
many
local
governments
have
enacted
some
moratoria
as
it
relates
to
evictions
and
provided
some
local
supports.
We
recognize
not
every
municipality.
B
Every
jurisdiction
was
going
to
provide
those
supports,
and
a
few
weeks
later,
11
days
later,
we
signed
a
secular
exec
second
executive
order
related
to
evictions
providing
statewide
protections
that
was
codified
by
the
judicial
council.
We
afforded
the
judicial
council
some
autonomy
to
halt
evictions
to
provide
other
autonomy
in
terms
of
making
decisions
in
real
time.
One
of
them
and
we're
very
grateful
for
that
leadership.
The
judicial
council
was
a
rule
to
halt
statewide
evictions,
it
codified
sorts.
B
What
I
put
out
on
the
27th
now
that
was
done
on
april
6th,
that
eviction
moratorium
that
came
from
the
judicial
council
potentially
expires
this
month,
and
there
was
some
suggestion
it
may
expire
as
early
as
august
14th,
putting
a
lot
of
stress
and
a
lot
of
concern
and
anxiety
around
evictions,
at
least
here
in
the
state
of
california,
and
real
sharp
focus.
We
have
been
working
overtime
with
our
legislative
leaders
we're
in
meetings,
including
today,
on
this
topic.
B
Ultimately,
we
hope,
potentially
expending
expanding
into
the
later
part
of
this
month,
their
adopted
rule
on
halting
evictions
giving
us
a
little
bit
more
time,
and
so
I
wanted
to
be
up
front
on
about
that.
We
talked
about
that
last
week,
previous
weeks
about
these
efforts
just
want
folks
to
know,
we
have
been
working
very
collaboratively
with
advocacy
groups,
not
just
legislative
leaders,
to
formulate
a
strategy
to
address
this
real
concern
again.
B
This
concern
only
highlighted
by
the
lack
of
active
activity
and
lack
of
action
in
terms
of
a
compromise
at
the
federal
level.
Remember,
though,
speaker
pelosi
led
with
strategies
to
address
this
months
ago.
Unfortunately,
we
were
all
put
as
american
citizens
in
this
position
because
of
the
inability
to
formulate
a
compromise.
B
Last
week,
I
appreciate
there
was
some
extension
of
consideration
to
this
by
made
by
the
president,
but
it
was
more
along
the
lines
of
studying
this
issue,
providing
some
capacity
at
hud
and
elsewhere
to
move
on
this,
but
we
need
something
much
more
specific,
much
more
directed
and
we
again
are
working
overtime
to
advance.
Just
that,
I
should
note
I
referenced
a
moment
ago.
B
We
have
roughly
50
percent
of
californians
currently
living
in
jurisdictions
that
have
some
form
of
moratoria
in
place
related
to
evictions
80
cities,
as
you
see
in
this
slide,
some
10
counties,
but
10
counties
is
not
58.
80
cities
is
not
470,
plus
cities
that
exist
in
this
state,
and
we
recognize
again
the
stress
of
those
living
outside
of
those
jurisdictions
as
it
relates
to
the
concern
around
making
ends
meet,
particularly
in
relationship
to
losing
that
600.
B
The
ambiguity
in
questions
around
the
additional
400
and
the
position
we're
in
with
these
current
executive
orders
running
their
course.
It
also
should
be
noted
and
cannot
be
said
enough,
though.
We
have
been
very
consistent
over
the
course,
the
last
number
of
months
to
talk
in
terms
of
racial
and
ethnic
issues
related
to
health.
Broadly,
social
determinants
of
health
has
been
part
of
a
mantra
I
think
of
what
makes
california
special,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
its
health
care
delivery
system.
B
B
I
also
want
to
make
case
that
philanthropy
has
really
begun
to
step
up
in
a
meaningful
way.
We're
announcing
today,
a
new
philanthropic
effort
led
by
kaiser
that
is
providing
some
63
million
dollars
in
new
grant
funding
to
provide
community-based
supports
to
partner
with
the
state
of
california
and
counties,
to
address
the
issue
of
contact,
tracing
isolation
and
quarantine
efforts.
Now
it
is
self-evident
to
all
of
you,
as
the
numbers
come
down
terms.
B
The
total
number
of
cases,
positivity
rate,
total
number
of
hospitalizations
and
icus
will
share
that
information
in
a
moment
that
it
becomes
even
more
essential
that
we
focus
very
focused
in
a
very
focused
way,
our
efforts
on
addressing
issues
of
isolation
and
quarantine.
What
we
don't
want
are
essential
workers.
B
We
are
reaching
out
to
the
philanthropic
community
to
do
even
more
and
today
again
we're
announcing
a
63
million
dollar
commitment
in
grant
funding
from
kaiser,
and
this
support
will
support
cbo's,
to
focus
on
cultural
competency,
to
focus
on
cultural
humility
in
terms
of
our
efforts
to
train
our
contact
tracers.
I
want
to
thank
the
skull
foundation,
for
example,
providing
just
shy
of
700
000,
specifically
for
that
to
supplement
the
efforts
at
ucsf
and
ucla
to
focus
even
more
granularly
on
cultural
humility
on
cultural
competency
efforts.
B
That's
part
of
the
philanthropic
thrust
that
is
in
addition
to
the
63
million
dollars,
kaiser's,
providing
that's
represented
in
the
18.8
million
dollar
additional
philanthropic
commitment
that
we
have
received.
We
have
a
goal
by
the
way
internal
goal:
25
million
already
18.8
million
has
been
provided
these
dollars
go
in
addition
to
the
63
million
dollars,
go
to
help
pay
utilities
go
to
help
pay
for
move-in
costs.
B
B
B
B
That
office
of
digital
innovation's
purpose
is
to
really
get
under
the
hood
and
focus
on
these
issues
that
candidly
and
it's
not
an
indictment,
and
I
want
to
be
fair
and
respectful
that
pre-date
many
administrations,
it's
just
not
been
an
area
of
deep
focus,
large-scale
I.t
procurement
in
this
state.
I
would
argue
you
saw
this
few
years
back
at
scale
as
it
relates
to
healthcare,
even
nationwide,
and
so
we've
been
bringing
in
advisors
and
experts,
people
from
the
private
sector
also
people
more
familiar
with
public
sector
processes
and
protocols
to
try
to
fix
this.
B
Accordingly,
we
have
been
working
overtime,
dr
galley
last
tuesday,
when
he
first
presented
the
concerns
around
data
and
accuracy
related
to
our
case
rate
here
in
the
state
of
california,
in
our
system
that
we
inherited,
as
relates
to
our
data
collection
here
in
the
state
of
california.
He
lamented
about
some
of
the
problems
we've
had
over
the
course
of
roughly
14
days,
followed
up
on
friday
with
some
additional
information
in
that
space.
B
Dr
galley
is
going
to
talk
about
what
has
happened
over
the
last
week
and
more
over
what
happened
over
the
weekend
to
address
about
295
000
cases
and
finally
I'll
ensure
that
kind
of
accuracy
that
all
of
you
deserve
my
long-winded
preamble.
There,
though,
is
not
only
just
to
talk
about
this
immediate
issue,
which
dr
galley
will
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
in
a
moment,
but
it's
to
make
sure
that
you
appreciate
that
we're
not
going
to
just
use
this
as
an
episodic
issue
band-aid.
This
fix
this.
B
For
the
moment,
I
recognize
again
across
the
spectrum,
the
magnitude
of
the
challenges
with
I.t
here
in
this
state
that
are
going
to
require
a
stubborn,
long-term
grinding
of
effort.
I
don't
want
to
over
promise
in
this
space.
It
took
us
decades
quite
literally
decades
to
get
in
to
this
place,
but
we're
now
accountable
and
in
that
accountability
comes
a
responsibility
to
be
transparent
about
these
things.
To
be
forthright
with
you
about
these
things,
dr
galley
began
that
process
on
tuesday
and
continue
that
process
here
today.
B
We
did
that
in
terms
of
some
of
our
open
data
efforts
related
to
some
of
our
modeling,
I'm
looking
forward
in
that
spirit
to
be
doing
a
lot
more,
but
the
good
news
is
as
difficult
as
the
last
few
weeks
have
been
and
let
me
acknowledge
difficult
for
our
team,
but
also
for
county
health
officers.
Let
me
thank
them
in
particular
for
their
patients
and
their
counsel
in
this
process.
I
know
how
difficult
it
has
been
for
you
as
well
the
public
in
terms
of
generating
the
kind
of
clarity
that
you
deserve.
B
B
C
Thank
you
governor.
Let
me
begin
by
just
picking
up
where
I
left
off
on
friday
and
just
thinking
all
californians
for
their
patients,
as
we
continue
to
be
committed
to
ensuring
this
accurate
covet-19
data.
We
know
how
critical
it
is
for
planning
at
the
local
level
for
all
californians
to
feel
confident
about
the
trends
and
where
we've
been
and
where
we're
heading.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
our
team.
C
We
also
are
announcing
some
change
in
leadership
at
the
california
department
of
public
health.
I
want
to
thank
dr
sonya
angel
for
her
tremendous
work
over
the
past
many
months
and
into
late
last
year,
where
we
joined
forces
to
do
tremendous
things
for
californians
and
really
raise
awareness
around
health,
raise
health,
talk
and
begin
to
think
about
ways
to
close
disparities
and
then
just
the
last
seven
months
of
responding
to
covet
19
and
all
of
the
different
impacts
for
california.
C
Our
counties,
our
state
as
a
whole,
her
smarts,
around
disparities
and
and
thinking
about
inequities,
something
that
really
will
support
and
mark
the
state
in
many
important,
long,
lasting
ways
and
to
her.
I'm
grateful
for
her
service
and
as
we
move
forward
with
acting
leaders
like
miss
sanders,
shuri
who's
coming
back
to
state
government
to
help
be
our
acting
director
of
the
california
department
of
public
health.
C
So
as
the
governor
mentioned,
we
did
a
number
of
things
over
the
weekend.
I
spoke
to
you
on
friday
about
the
the
various
aspects
of
what
we'd
already
discovered
about
some
of
the
data
challenges,
some
of
those
technical
issues
that
we
learned
about
and
began
to
correct
immediately
certain
other
things
like
renewing
certificates
to
make
sure
that
the
data
flows
in
properly
to
the
state
those
things
taken
care
of.
We
then
moved
on
to
making
sure
we're
shoring
up
our
systems
adequately
and
sufficiently.
C
C
You
know
certain
number
of
tests
per
day
to
almost
quadrupling
that
in
the
course
of
a
weekend.
So
really
I
want
to
thank
amy
tong
from
the
california
department
of
technology,
her
entire
team,
who
worked
with
the
set
of
the
consultants
that
the
governor
mentioned
to
really
help
support
the
system
and
to
be
able
to
work
through
the
backlogged
records.
We
augmented
the
supports
and
oversight
to
ensure
data
is
timely
and
high
quality,
not
just
getting
through
those
records,
but
making
sure
the
positives
are
really
positives.
C
The
negatives
are
really
negative,
so
they
get
routed
to
the
right
place
and
ultimately
end
up
in
the
hands
of
the
correct
county.
So
they
can
do
the
work
that
I'm
going
to
talk
about
in
a
moment,
and
then
we
initiated
an
effort
to
create
a
new
lab
reporting
system
that
will
take
a
little
bit
of
time.
As
the
governor
mentioned
procurement
of
big
statewide
I.t
systems
is
no
small
task,
we
don't
take
it
lightly.
C
C
Specifically,
I
talked
to
you
about
250
to
300
000
backlog
cases
in
the
cal
ready
system.
We
were
able
to
process
all
of
these
cases
over
the
weekend
as
well,
as
do
all
of
the
normal
weekend,
work
to
ensure
that
we
ended
the
weekend
with
really
very
few
records
in
our
cal
ready
system.
So
we
have
eliminated
that
cal
ready
black
log.
I
told
you
we
would
work
hard
over
the
weekend
to
get
that
done
and
we
have
so
what
happens?
C
C
We,
we
send
it
back
to
the
counties
to
allow
the
counties
to
take
a
positive
test
and
attach
all
of
the
relevant
information
race
age,
whether
somebody
was
a
worker
in
a
healthcare
environment.
So
we
have
that
important
demographic
information,
race
and
ethnicity
information,
some
of
the
information
about
where
individuals
work,
so
that
we
can
be
smarter
and
wiser
about
our
interventions
at
the
state
level,
and
so,
as
those
cases
are
processed
by
the
locals,
they
will
come
back
to
the
state
over
the
next
handful
of
days
and
become
part
of
our
final
case
count.
C
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
the
local
health
officers
and
echo
what
the
governor
said
we
heard
from
them.
We
understood
some
of
the
challenges
with
the
data
and
they
immediately,
as
they
often
do,
went
into
problem
solving
mode
together
discussing
what
some
of
the
challenges
were
and
how
to
quickly
resolve
them
so
that
we
can
continue
to
have
up-to-date
data.
C
B
But
one
thing
we
are
confident
of
when
we
look
at
these
trend
lines
is
the
trend
lines
continue
to
look
favorable.
We
are
not
seeing
anything
in
the
data
to
date,
particularly
looking
back
those
295
000
backlog
cases
that
suggests
that
those
trend
lines
that
we
advanced
last
monday
are
not
actually
in
play.
In
fact,
the
numbers
I'll
provide
you
in
a
moment
we'll
just
reinforce
that
you're
hearing
that
from
counties
as
well,
but
the
numbers
at
the
statewide
basis,
and
the
aggregate
will
only
reinforce
that
as
well.
B
But
the
number
we
have
here,
this
seven
thousand
seven
751-
represents
an
accurate
number
of
cases
that
came
through
our
system
came
through.
Yesterday,
we
announced
on
a
day
on
mondays.
These
are
sunday
numbers.
We
had
172
000
tests
that
we
were
able
to
collect
in
distributing
those
those
numbers
that
you
see
up
there,
172
000
on
sunday
about
111
000
on
saturday
saturdays,
giving
you
a
sense
of
the
testing
volume.
That's
come
in.
B
B
But
progress
continues
to
be
made
there
172
000
tests
reported
yesterday,
7
751
individuals
not
related
to
the
backlog,
new
numbers,
confident
and
these
numbers
august
ninth
numbers
accordingly,
absolutely
confident
with
conviction
on
the
numbers
that
we're
providing
you
here
today,
which
are
profoundly
important.
We've
said
this
from
day
one
importance
of
hospitalizations
and
icus
as
trends
to
make
determinations
of
where
we
allocate
resources
and
really
generating
a
laser-like
focus
in
terms
of
our
health
care
delivery
capacity,
a
system
writ
large
you'll
see
in
this
chart.
B
Hospitalizations
last
week
on
monday,
we
referenced
about
6
300
individuals.
They
were
hospitalized
now
below
6000
represents
a
19
decrease
over
a
14
day
period.
Last
week
we
put
out
numbers
accurate
numbers,
represented
by
a
10
percent,
decrease
over
the
prior
14
days
now
19,
so
we're
seeing
an
acceleration
of
decline
encouraging,
but
nonetheless,
all
of
these
numbers
sobering
and
I'll
remind
you,
as
I
always
do.
These
are
statewide.
B
California
numbers
these
by
no
stretch
of
the
imagination,
reflect
different
realities,
different
experiences
by
county
by
hospitals,
depending
where
you
live
in
the
state
of
california,
and
that's
the
purpose
of
the
watch
list.
That's
the
purpose
of
the
strike
teams
that
we
have
been
talking
about
for
some
time
and
some
of
those
renewed
efforts
we
announced
last
monday
building
on
what
we
continue
to
be
doing
down
in
imperial
county
as
a
framework
of
reference
as
it
relates
to
hospitalizations,
that's
encouraging
to
see
a
19
decrease.
B
We
also
have
to
always
look
at
it
in
the
context
of
our
total
health
care
system
and
capacity
right
now,
it's
a
little
over
a
7.6,
so
we
rounded
up
eight
percent
of
total
capacity,
you've
seen
nine
percent
in
the
previous
few
weeks
again
encouraging
sign
5596,
covet
19
patients.
Now,
in
the
system
total
system
capacity
you
see
referenced
here
in
the
slide,
icu
admissions
continue
to
decrease
as
well.
B
B
Our
icu
capacity
in
the
state
you
also
notice,
which
is
encouraging
the
ventilators
that
are
available
they've,
been
consistently
around
11
000
11
500.
Those
total
number
of
ventilators
increased
over
13
000
in
terms
of
our
capacity
of
available
ventilators
in
the
system.
As
always,
we
are
sober
and
we
are
mindful
about
how
deadly
this
disease
is.
We
are
reporting
today,
66
human
beings
lost
their
lives
to
covet
19.
that
averages.
When
you
look
at
a
14-day
period,
137
individuals
on
average
losing
their
lives
over
a
14-day
period.
B
I
I
always
caution
you
on
the
monday
numbers
in
particular
related
to
the
deaf
numbers.
Not
just
look
at
at
one
data
point:
look
at
the
larger
seven
14-day
trends,
and
so
again
I
want
to
lead
with
the
accurate
number
66,
but
give
you
a
sense
that
we
have
seen
an
increase
over
the
last
few
weeks
again
lagging
indicator.
B
That
means
nothing
to
a
loved
one
that
has
lost
his
or
her
life
in
a
family
torn
asunder,
so
our
hearts
go
out
to
each
and
every
family
that
has
suffered
through
this
pandemic.
And
it's
just
a
reminder.
I
don't
know
what
more
minor
we
need
of
how
deadly
this
disease
is
than
just
considering.
137
human
beings
losing
their
lives
on
an
average
basis
on
a
daily
basis
over
the
course
of
the
last
two
weeks.
B
So,
as
always,
we
remind
you.
We
conclude
these
presentations
of
the
power
and
potency
of
individual
decision
making
wearing
masks
being
foundational,
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge.
I
I've
been
working
with
a
lot
of
mayors,
a
lot
of
county
representatives,
there's
a
lot
of
renewed
focus
on
enforcement
related
to
mass
wearing
you're.
Seeing
many
many
different
counties
become
more
aggressive
as
it
relates
to
enforcement
related
to
a
mask-
and
I
say
this-
and
I
say
this
respectfully-
that's
an
encouraging
sign.
That's
a
good
sign.
B
It
is
still
remarkable
to
me
when
you
go
out
and
you
see
folks
out
there
that
are
not
socially
distanced
that
are
not
in
the
same
household
cohort
that
are
mixing
without
a
mask.
I
cannot
impress
upon
you
more
to
protect
yourself
and
mitigate
the
spread
to
others,
the
power
and
potency
of
that
decision,
and
let
me
again
just
recognize
the
power
and
potency
of
enforcement
at
the
local
level
related
to
mass
ordinances,
many
counties
putting
together
strategies.
B
Your
friends,
your
families,
your
households
and
more
broadly
community,
this
state
and
the
larger
effort
that
we
are
advancing
in
this
nation.
So
with
that
we're
happy
as
always
to
answer
any
questions
and
again,
let
me
thank
everybody
for
their
patience
through
a
very
a
challenging
and
ambiguous
time
last
week
without
the
clarity
of
those
backlogged
numbers,
and
we
look
forward
to
presenting
those
numbers
in
real
time
when
they
come
in.
We
believe
today,
tomorrow
and
through
wednesday,
that
happy
to
take
any
questions.
B
B
B
I
want
to
thank
dr
angel
for
her
leadership,
her
stewardship-
and
you
know
it's
one
of
those
difficult
things
when
someone
leaves
that
you
consider
a
friend
someone
I
respect
someone
who
was
a
real
champion
of
racial
justice
and
social
justice.
It's
the
reason
she
was
brought
into
the
administration.
B
F
B
Monday
evening
and
dr
galley
came
out
tuesday
and
laid
out
how
far
back
it
went
friday,
we
reinforced
that
roughly
14
days,
we
learned
about
it
after
the
presentation
and
you
know
yeah.
I
think,
over
a
period
of
time,
we've
spent
time
phil
you
myself,
but
members
of
the
public
that
we
would
not
have
put
out
those
data
points.
Had
we
known
that,
and
so
by
definition
we
were
unaware.
B
I
was
unaware
and
was
made
aware
later
that
evening,
and
we
had
dr
galley
come
out
that
next
morning,
because
of
his
capacity
of
understanding
the
details
and
the
nuance
working
with
his
team
to
understand
exactly
what
went
wrong
with
the
with
the
background
or
the
backlog.
Let
me
just
say
this,
though
I
think
this
is
really
important.
B
It's
one
thing,
you
know
look
nature
of
things
you're
dealing
with
totality
of
response,
historic
challenges
in
terms
of
data
collection,
databases
that
were
never
designed
for
the
world
that
we're
living
in
that
something.
May
there
may
be
a
glitch?
There
may
be
an
issue
with
the
server.
I
don't
think
that's
novel
new
to
anybody,
but
the
key
is
to
own
up
to
it.
Key
is
to
address
it.
B
Key
is
to
be
transparent,
which
dr
galley
and
others
the
administration's
been
since
we
learned
of
it,
since
he
learned
of
it,
since
I
learned
of
it
and
move
forward,
make
decisions
so
that
we
don't
repeat
the
mistakes
of
the
past,
try
to
fix
these
systems,
not
just
short
term
but,
as
I
said
a
moment
ago,
long
term,
but
the
good
news-
and
I
think
again,
this
is
incredibly
important.
You
see
those
hospitalization
numbers,
you
see
those
icu
numbers
and
we
have
systems
in
place.
B
We're
making
personal
phone
calls
in
terms
of
reaching
out
to
those
hospital
systems.
Those
we
have
absolute
confidence
in
those
numbers.
Hospitalizations
don't
lie,
icu
numbers,
don't
mislead.
Those
are
factual
and
those
are
grounding
in
terms
of
our
efforts
in
this
state
and
I
believe,
over
the
course,
the
next
day
or
two
when
we
assess
the
total
number
of
positives
based
on
that
backlog
that
you
will
see
exactly
what
we
said
was
occurring
a
week
ago.
You'll
see
that
reflected
in
the
positivity
rates.
B
In
this
state
that
we're
concerned
a
decline,
not
just
in
hospitalizations
in
icu's,
but
also
in
our
positivity
rates
in
the
state-
and
I
remind
you-
positivity
rates
are
foundational.
This
state
is
testing
as
much
or
more
than
any
other
state
country.
This
is
where
I
do
subscribe.
Some
affinity
to
those
that
suggest
the
more
you
test,
the
more
positives
you
have
that's
absolutely
true.
B
We
want
to
test
more
because
we
want
a
better
sense
of
where
the
community
spread
is
the
background
infection
rate
in
our
state,
but
positivity
rates
provide
a
real
sense
of
where
that
community
spread
is
and
whether
or
not
it's
growing
or
declining
or
confidence.
When
those
numbers
come
out,
you'll
see
these
trend
lines
that
we
asserted
last
monday
are
consistent.
D
B
We
made
adjustments
to
our
team
made
approach,
a
new
approach
to
how
we
address
the
issues
relates
to
cal
ready
and
how
we
address
these
issues
going
forward.
It's
absolutely
true
and
that's
why
we're
here
as
transparent
as
we
can
be
in
terms
of
the
announcements
we
made
today,
dr
galley,
making
some
of
those
personnel
announcements.
B
G
Hi
governor,
so
I
just
want
to
ask
a
little
bit
more
about
this
data
issue.
So
at
the
beginning
you
were
talking
about
our
aging
ip
infrastructure
and
I
guess
I'm
wondering
if
it's
fair
and
appropriate,
to
blame
this
on
aging
infrastructure,
because
from
what
we
know,
it
seems
to
be
a
result
of
a
result
of
human
error
and
then
you're
being
a
little
bit
vague
on
sort
of
the
circumstances
of
dr
angel's
departure.
But
she
was
the
state's
top
public
health
officer.
G
B
Am
forgive
me
for
being
human
here,
I'm
governor
the
buck
stops
with
me.
You
want
it
accountability,
it's
with
the
state,
it's
with
the
governor,
I'm
used
to
that
across
the
spectrum.
It's
a
large
state.
It's
a
nation
state
in
terms
of
size,
scope,
largest
state
in
the
union,
a
lot
of
moving
parts
on
any
given
day.
B
But
one
thing
I
won't
do
as
a
human
being
is
get
into
detailed
personnel
conversations
with
you
out
of
respect
and
a
deeper
responsibility
not
to
go
into
a
back
and
forth.
The
decision
was
made.
I
applaud
dr
angel
for
making
decisions
she
made.
I
made
it
crystal
clear:
we
built
a
new
team.
Dr
galley
has
as
well.
B
This
was
it
in
many
respects.
There
were
some
personnel
judgment
questions
as
well,
but
the
end
of
the
day
was
a
combination
of
factors,
servers,
redundancies,
issues
that
could
have
been
addressed,
weren't,
invest
and
decisions
were
made
and
we're
moving
forward,
no
one's
trying
to
hide
that
no
one's
trying
to
mask
that
we're
owning
that
we're
moving
forward
to
address
those
issues
have,
as
it
relates
to
the
backlog
that
information
will
be
forthcoming
and
we'll
address
these
issues.
H
Hi
I'm
wondering
about
the
county
monitoring
list
and
how
this
will
affect
that
and
when
the
county
monitoring
list
will
be
unfrozen
and
when
it
is
unfrozen,
will
the
14
days
start
from
that
point,
or
will
you
look
back
to
see
if
counties
could
have
been
removed
earlier
in
terms
of
schools
being
able
to
be
eligible
for
the
elementary
waivers
and
then?
Finally,
we
were
also
wondering
why
it's
okay,
to
open
child
care
centers,
but
not
schools
in
in
the
county
that
are
on
these
lists.
Yeah.
B
For
many
months,
we've
talked
about
the
unique
guidelines
that
we
put
forth
as
it
relates
to
child
care
centers,
the
smaller
cohorts
that
are
a
big
part
of
our
child
care
efforts,
the
work
we
did
on
ppe,
the
work
we
did
addressing
sanitation,
and
so
the
guidelines
are
distinctive.
The
guidelines
are
unique
and
I'm
happy
to
provide.
B
In
fact,
it
will
encourage
my
team
to
provide
you
specific
details
to
bear
fruit
to
that
assertion
at
least
an
assertion,
but
also
what
we've
been
promoting
over
the
course
of
many
many
months
as
it
relates
to
child
care
for
essential
workers,
child
care
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
workforce,
particularly
our
health
care
workers
during
the
peak
of
this
pandemic.
So
I
separate
those
two,
but
the
question
I
think,
is
a
very
warranted
one.
B
B
I
Hi
governor,
thank
you
for
taking
the
call
two
questions
here.
One
is
looking
at
the
the
fixes
from
the
state.
You
know
you
talked
about
long
term
and
and
kind
of
medium
term.
How
can
we
immediately
tur
in
term
be
confident
that
we
won't
have
this
kind
of
outage
again
and
then?
Secondly,
I
want
to
push
back
on
this
with
dr
angel.
I
feel
like
we
as
the
public
deserve
a
little
bit
clearer
explanation.
I
B
She
resigned,
she
wrote
a
resignation
letter
and
I
accepted
her
resignation,
we're
all
accountable
in
our
respective
roles
for
what
happens
underneath
us.
I
don't
want
to
air
any
more
than
that,
but
if
it's
not
obvious,
then
I
well
encourage
you
to
consider
the
fact
that
we
accept
the
resignation
we
appreciated
her
work.
We
all
have
a
role
in
responsibility,
as
relates
to
what
happens
within
our
respective
departments.
B
None
of
this
is
easy.
Technology
is
always
stubborn
and
challenging,
and
all
of
these
things
being
assessed
all
of
these
things
being
considered
in
relationship
to
what
we're
doing
going
forward
with
our
acting
interim
dph
director
and
as
it
relates
to
our
long-term
strategies,
and
so
that's
what
I
can
say
on
this.
That's
what
I
think
is
appropriate
to
say
on
it.
I
think
that's
very
clear
and
the
extent
that
someone
does
resign.
We
accept
that
resignation
if
we
feel
it
appropriate.
I
accepted
that
resignation.
J
Hi
governor
thanks
for
taking
our
questions,
my
this
one's
about
schools.
I
know
you
know,
for
instance,
orange
county's
on
the
watch
list.
It
depends
on
you
know
the
backlog
of
cases
coming
in
if
it
will
stay
on
that
watson,
but
if
it
does
stay,
there's
two
different
regions
in
the
county.
North
county
is
particularly
hit
hard,
whereas
south
county
doesn't
see
the
transmission
rate
in
the
waiver
process.
J
B
No,
I
think
it's
a
wonderful
question
and
the
answer
is
yes.
There's
nuance
as
it
relates
to
local
health
officers,
local
health
conditions
within
districts
within
counties
that
we
did
consider
as
it
relates
to
the
waiver
process.
But
let
me
ask
dr
gallery
to
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more
in
terms
of
what
you
can
expect
from
that
waiver
process
within
a
county
is
large,
in
particular,
as
orange
county.
I
think
a
perfect
poster
child
for
exactly
the
kind
of
nuance
that
needs
to
be
considered
as
it
relates
to
that
waiver
strategy.
C
Thank
you
governor
and
thanks
for
the
question.
Indeed,
as
the
governor
said,
the
waiver
process
really
allows
when
a
county,
so
that's
the
entire
county
meets
our
threshold,
a
conversation
between
those
schools
in
a
school
district
and
the
county
health
officer
and
the
public
health
leaders
there
to
make
the
decision
as
to
whether
that
district
will
move
forward.
We
know
that
county
health
officials,
health
officers
are
looking
broadly
at
their
entire
county,
trying
to
understand
what
the
transmission
is
throughout
the
county
to
make
these
decisions.
K
Hi,
governor
we're,
you
know,
hearing
from
some
people
who
have
been
trying
to
get
tests
that
they
are
still
a
bit
confused
about.
You
know
who
is
eligible
to
get
tests.
Can
you
give
us
an
update
on
the
testing
turnaround
time,
which
is
one
of
the
factors
that
your
administration
has
laid
out,
as
you
know
determining
who
is
able
to
get
attacked?
B
Right
and
that's
certainly
the
case
with
our
update
on
the
testing
task
force
that
we
made
a
few
weeks
ago,
augmentation
in
terms
of
the
prioritization
as
it
relates
to
symptomatic
asymptomatic
and
then
other
criteria
that
were
laid
out
specifically
by
the
tax
task
force,
co-chaired
by
dr
chavez.
Who's
made
a
number
of
presentations.
Let
me
ask
dr
galley,
who
convened
that
new
task
force
and
is
leading
this
effort
to
ask
that
or
answer
that
more
specifically,.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
sophia.
So
indeed,
a
few
weeks
ago
now,
we
announced
both
two
things,
both
a
prioritization
of
who
should
be
tested
and
then
a
prioritization
of
what
which
test
the
lab
should
run
first,
so
they
both
go
hand
in
hand
and
on
the
first
part
we
did
not
say-
and
I
want
to
be
clear
about
this-
that
people
who
are
lower
risk
asymptomatic
cannot
get
tested.
C
We
only
said
in
our
tiered
prioritizations
that
our
top
priority
is
to
get
those
people
with
the
most
clear
symptoms
of
covid19,
who
are
the
sickest
who
may
be
in
hospitals
to
make
sure
that
their
test
isn't
only
completed,
but
that
we
get
the
result
most
quickly
quickly
and
that
is
to
ensure
that
we
can
provide
the
appropriate
level
of
care,
implement
the
right
treatment
modalities
and
work
as
a
clinical
team
to
support
that
individual's
care.
We
also
prioritize
those
who
are
close
contacts
of
people
who
are
known
to
be
coveted
positive.
C
They
may
or
not,
may
or
may
not
be
as
sick
as
someone
who
needs
hospitalization,
but
they,
if
they
are
indeed
infected
with
covet
19,
become
perfect
vectors
for
transmission
throughout
our
communities.
We've
talked
about
contact
tracing
as
an
important
part
of
supporting
people
to
isolate
and
quarantine.
So
that's
why
that
testing
prioritization
is
there.
We've
talked
about
some
of
the
different
workers
and
workplaces
in
our
state,
whether
those
are
in
skilled
nursing
facilities
or
other
places
that
are
really
congregate.
C
More
concentrated
working
places
where
covert
19
might
spread
rapidly
among
dozens,
if
not
hundreds
of
people
who
are
working
side
by
side.
So
we
have
set
a
set
of
priorities
not
to
exclude
others
from
being
tested
entirely
only
to
say
we
know
who
should
get
tested
first
and
try
to
make
sure
that
it's
available
there,
as
as
it
relates
to
turnaround
time.
We
have
ongoing
conversations
with
local
labs
here
in
california,
whose
turnaround
time
has
been
quite
good
throughout
24
48
72
hours
for
many
of
our
smaller
labs.
C
The
larger
labs,
which
faced
turnaround
time,
challenges
because
of
the
national
swell
of
testing
have
started
to
see
that
come
down
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
a
few
weeks
ago.
It
was
hovering
around
seven
to
nine
days.
It
started
to
come
down
closer
to
five
to
seven
days
and
through
some
conversations
with
the
largest
labs,
we're
feeling
confident
per
their
report
that
that
time
will
continue
to
come
down
so
together
the
local
labs
plus
the
bigger
national
labs.
We
see
this
coming
down.
B
And
also
remind
you,
the
continuing
work
to
be
creative
and
innovative
in
this
space
and
x
prize
has
been
put
out
in
this
space.
Also,
the
work
that's
being
done
on
pool
testing
with
some
of
the
top
universities
in
the
united
states
that
happen
to
be
here
in
the
state
of
california.
You'll
be
hearing
more
from
dr
galley
in
the
testing
task
force
in
the
upcoming
weeks,
some
new
novel
strategies
on
testing
as
well
to
improve
our
performance
and
again
it's
not
just
total
number
of
tests.
B
172
000
that
we
report
today
that
were
brought
in
yesterday.
9
million
tests
total
so
far
here
in
the
state
of
california,
but
it
is
the
rapidity
of
response,
meaning.
The
foundational
point
you
make
in
your
question,
and
that
is
the
time
delay
associated
with
getting
that
test
result.
It
makes
often
the
test
irrelevant
if
it
comes
in
10,
11,
12
days
later
and
so
foundationally.
B
Our
efforts
are
focused
on
that,
not
just
the
total
number
of
tests
equity,
as
relates
to
access
to
the
tests,
and,
in
conclusion,
so
I
know
that
was
the
last
question.
It
also
connects
to
the
presentation
we
made
today
related
to
the
request,
the
president,
that
we
provide
25
percent
of
the
cost
of
an
increase
in
unemployment
contribution
those
dollars.
Those
cares
act
dollars
that
we
have
already
obliged.
B
Foundationally
are
critical
in
answering
your
question
as
well,
because
a
big
part
of
the
cares
act
went
to
improve
and
enhance
testing
for
states
and
those
dollars.
We
don't
want
to
see
reprioritized
into
another
category,
as
we
are
finally
turning
the
corner.
Turning
the
page,
as
dr
galley
said,
in
terms
of
making
some
real
progress
in
the
testing
turnaround
testing
timelines
with
that.
B
As
always,
let
me
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
your
time
and
for
allowing
us
to
turn
around
this
conversation
a
little
bit
later,
a
few
minutes
later
than
we
normally
do
at
12
30,
instead
of
12..
We'll
look
forward
later
this
week
by
the
way
to
be
making
some
subsequent
announcements
on
economic
and
workforce
development,
some
area,
other
areas
we'll
be
making
announcements
later
this
week,
look
forward
to
that
conversation
that
engagement
and
once
we
have
those
new
positivity
numbers
again
trending.
B
We
believe
in
the
right
direction:
hospitalizations
icu's,
total
number
of
cases
trending
in
an
encouraging
direction.
I
will
present
that
to
you
and
as
always,
we
present
to
you
our
encouragement
and
that
is
to
wear
masks
to
continue
to
practice
social,
distancing,
physical,
distancing,
minimize
mixing
where
possible
and
continue
to
do
what
we
can
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
this
disease.
This
pandemic
allow
us
to
open
up
our
schools,
reopen
our
economy,
let's
work
hard
in
the
next
few
weeks.
This
is
the
most
critical.