CALIFORNIA
January 26, 2020: First CA case, third in the US.
February 6, 2020: California sees the first US COVID-19 death
February 26, 2020: California confirms the first US case of person-to-person transmission
March 4, 2020: Governor Gavin Newsom announces a state of emergency in California
March 11, 2020: Newsom recommends limiting meetings to 250 people or fewer
March 15, 2020: Home visits for seniors limited; capacity of bars and restaurants reduced Y
March 19, 2020: Newsom issues a statewide shelter order
19 May 2020: California’s deadliest day to date, with 132 dead
May 25, 2020: Then record 2,565 new cases reported on Memorial Day
June 18, 2020: Newsom is issuing a statewide mask order
July 13, 2020: California businesses closed again when 7,000 deaths and cases exceeded 320,000
July 17, 2020: Newsom orders distance learning
September 16, 2020: Status positivity rate reaches record low. California has 14,451 deaths and more than 760,000 cases
November 15-16, 2020: Non-essential businesses ordered closure, mandatory outdoor masks and 10 pm curfew
December 3, 2020: Newsom orders lockdowns for regions where the capacity of ICU beds falls below 15%
December 14, 2020First vaccines arrive as California breaks record at 41,149 cases per day as death toll rises 157% in two weeks
December 16, 2020: 0% ICU Bed Capacity in San Joaquin Valley and Southern California; 21,188 deaths and 1.6 million cases
December 24, 2020: California becomes the first state to register two million COVID-19 cases
December 25, 2020: All five regions have the maximum ICU capacity
December 29, 2020: California is extending the stay-at-home order indefinitely
December 30, 2020: British variant discovered in California
January 9, 2021: A record 695 people die in one day, while the death toll exceeds 28,000 and the number of cases rises to over 2.5 million
January 25, 2021: Released from house arrest
February 10, 2021: California reports the first two cases of the South African variant of the corona virus