CALIFORNIA
January 26, 2020: First CA case, third in US.
February 6, 2020: California sees first US death of COVID-19
February 26, 2020: California confirms first U.S. case of person-to-person transfer
March 4, 2020: Governor Gavin Newsom Declares a State of Emergency in CA
March 11, 2020: Newsom recommends that events be limited to 250 people or less
March 15, 2020: Senior home visit limited; bars and restaurant capacity reduced y
March 19, 2020: Newsom issues nationwide shelter order
19 May 2020: California’s deadliest day yet, with 132 deaths
25 May 2020: Then record 2,565 new cases reported on Memorial Day
18 June 2020: Newsom issues a statewide mask order
13 July 2020: Businesses in California closed again when 7,000 died and cases exceeded 320,000
17 July 2020: Newsom orders distance education
16 September 2020: State’s positivity rate is low. California has 14,451 deaths and more than 760,000 cases
15-16 November 2020: Non-essential businesses made orders, made masks that were mandatory outside the home, and issued 22:00 p.m.
December 3, 2020: Newsom orders closures for regions where ICU bed capacity falls below 15%
14 December 2020: First vaccines arrive if California breaks a record of 41,149 cases in a day, as the death toll rises by 157% in two weeks
16 December 2020: 0% ICU bed capacity in San Joaquin Valley and Southern California; 21,188 deaths and 1.6 million cases
24 December 2020: California becomes the first state to record two million COVID-19 cases
25 December 2020: All five regions have a maximum capacity for ICUs
December 29, 2020: California renews home order indefinitely
30 December 2020: British variant detected in California
January 9, 2021: A record 695 people die in one day, as the death toll exceeds 28,000 and cases rise above 2.5 million
25 January 2021: home stay lifted
February 10, 2021: California reports its first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant