Gov. Newsom holds COVID-19 briefing
Updated: 1:08 PM PST Dec 28, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the state is preparing for a surge on top of a surge of COVID-19 cases after December’s holiday gatherings. >> Watch the governor’s news conference live in the player above. California officials on Tuesday are expected to extend the stay-at-home orders for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions as hospitals there are running out of intensive care unit beds for COVID-19 patients ahead of an expected post-holiday surge. The stay-at-home orders are triggered when the remaining ICU capacity dips below 15%. On Christmas Eve, California became the first state in the U.S. to record more than 2 million COVID-19 cases. Statewide, California saw a 38%…
