During Thursday’s briefing, California Governor Gavin Newsom explained the importance of wearing a mask and stressed the importance of local counties to comply with new state mandates.
“The evidence is simply overwhelming,” Newsom said in a video news conference. “Masks keep Californians healthy.”
California, one of the epicenters of the new outbreak, saw positive tests for COVID-19 climb 37% with hospitalizations up 56% over the past two weeks.