Briefings this was held at the department of health and Human Services not at the white house the briefing was held after the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States, hit an alltime high of 40,000 today. I think what we are missing on this is something that it is not just isolated to you because if you get infected, you are part innocently or inadvertently, propagating the dynamic process of a pandemic. Because the chances are, that if you get infected, that you will in fact someone else. You may feel well. 40,000 new cases today making the total case count in the United States more than 2. 4 million and as cases surgeon some states there are nearly 2 and half million coronavirus cases again here in the United States more than more than 124,000 people have died from covid19. In minutes we will bring you the governor speaking live as he updates the states response to covid19. We do know the number of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in california, our state saw another 5000 new cases yesterday. According to the latest John Hopkins University numbers california, is now at more than 201,000 cases with more than 5800 deaths. The number of cases in the bay area has risen to more than 22,000 with 557 deaths. Alameda county has a most cases, contra costa and santa clara have also been added to 15 counties that are raising concern. Urbana is having a increase and marin county 1600 cases including an outbreak at state prison. Theres an increase in both hospitalizations and the percentage of positive test over the past two weeks. Authorities report, work place clusters including marin sanitary, where at least 43 employees tested positive. The largest outbreak is at st. Quentin where 505 inmates and staff have tested positive. The number of of infections was about at 100 last weekend, the marin county coroner is looking at the death of a inmate and whether or not it involved covid19. A man died in his cell on death row he was found unresponsive, Officials Say there were no visible signs of trauma. More and more states are scaling back their plan to reopen as covid19 cases had new records nationwide. The biggest announcement came today from the governor of texas. Florida is also rolling back its reopening. Casey has more. Reporter more than 39,000 coronavirus cases reported in the United States, on thursday. Its the highest single day count of the entire pandemic. Surpassing the previous record by more than 3000 cases. So far more than 2. 4 million americans, have tested positive for covid19. The cdc warns that the outbreak may have infected more americans than previously thought. Cdc director Robert Redfield saying quote of the virus causes so much asymptomatic infection, we probably recognized about 10 of the outbreak. Cases and hospitalizations searching and much of the south, texas pausing its reopen plan. On thursday, gov. Greg abbott halted elective surgeries in the states biggest counties. As well as pausing its aggressive economic reopening statewide. Texas has reported more than 17,000 new cases, in the last three days. Texas lieut. Gov. Dan patrick says, covid19 testing is way up in the state, so seeing the spike was not a surprise. Heres a good news. We are not seeing it translate to the icu units, or into fatalities. Reporter according to the cdc younger people are feeling the impact across much of the country, florida gov. , says a median age for positive cases have dropped to 35 years old. Meantime several sheriffs say they will not enforce the states mask mandates. Most the majority people i see, are really wearing them. Reporter casey stengel, ktvu fox 2 news. Many Health Officials are concerned about Community Spread, as we approach the fourth of july holiday. We have the story. Reporter for months americans have seen signs about social distancing, and wearing masks, the coronavirus remains a risk. Now some see signs of virus fatigue. I think people have gotten more lax 23 weeks. Reporter the number of americans worried about getting a infection has dropped from 78 april to 68 in june. Support for stayat home orders also dropped from 80 in april the number of americans worried about getting a infection has dropped from 78 april to 68 in june. Support for stayathome orders also dropped from 80 in april 2 50 in june. Im still concerned a little bit, but over the last couple of months, my concern has gone down a little bit. I am starting to see me people more often and im ready for things get back to normal. Reporter the us has reported more than 2. 3 million confirmed coronavirus cases. The cdc warns the number of people who have had. We have to interrupt because we need to get you to gov. Newsom is giving a News Conference right now. Lets listen in. I wanted to begin by updating all of you, on the numbers of trend lines related to covid19. I want to make a announcement about one particular county here in the state of california. Then, we will introduce this formal partnership, with the California Manufacturing technology association, partnership with our state business and cal oas our operations Mercy Service team. First, let me begin with the top line which is, the total number of new positive cases, here in the state of california over the last 24 hours, we did report today some 4890 individuals, tested positive for covid19. Tragically, we did lose 79 lives in the last reporting period. And we have seen a modest increase both and hospitalizations, and total number of icu patients in the state, hospitalizations went up point some 3. 3 in the last 24 hours icu patients went up 4. 4 , as ive been doing over the course the last number of days we have been marking trend lines increasingly headlines across the nation as it relates to Positivity Rates. Ill remind you Positivity Rates become foundational as we increase the total number of tests, remember just one day or so ago we announced over 101,000 tests, that were completed in a 24hour period in the state of california as we increase tests in the state of california, naturally, we are going to see a increase number and total number of individuals that tested positive. It becomes important that we look at Positivity Rates, thats the percentage of those we test, that test positive, to really give us a sign an indication, of what we refer to as Community Spread. Ive noted on charts, when we did the first 14 day cohort going back to april, going back to the Positivity Rate we did spike at 40. 8 . Last 14 day cohort. , it is up to date that includes the last 24 hours our Positivity Rate is that 5. 3 . But slightly higher than the 5. 1 that we saw a few days ago. And the seven day trend higher still. At 5. 7 . So Positivity Rate, in the state of california over 14 day period, 5. 3 , over 70. , 5. 7 , we were able to conduct 10 1000 tests as we did 48 hours ago but in the last 24 hours we conducted 77,000 tests, let me just take a moment on the tests to mark the following consideration, i did note yesterday that weve averaged 88,000 tests per day over the last seven day period, 100 thousand testing marked a milestone in the state i want to say two things about testing. We still need to test more people number one, number two, i also want to mark appreciation today, we and the formal task force the Testing Task Force that we put together a number months ago. And i want to think the cochairs of that task for structure charity dean, and Paul Markovich they didnt outstanding job, i cannot be more grateful, on behalf of the grateful state, for their efforts. The fact that weve averaged over 88,000 tests over the last week is testament to their efforts, and their entire team that they put together. I recall just a few months ago we were testing, just shy of the 2500 people, every day. 2500 per day. Their efforts, were able to achieve milestones that we set out at 15,000 today 25,000 per day, a goal of 60,000 per day a stretch goal of 80,000 per day, and here we are. With their efforts, very advanced and i want to congratulate them on a Job Well Done and thank them for volunteering, to take that role and responsibility. We will be reconstituting that task force, with a different frame of focus and a Different Energy in terms of now looking to more target our testing, what some refer to perhaps lazily as smart testing, or just more targeted testing at communities that have been underserved or under tested or under resourced. So the next generation with of our testing we still want to see the volume but not just the volume you want to see we want to see a specificity of testing and the sophistication of the type and target of the testing so we will make more announcements, in the next number of days, weeks related to those efforts as well. But age been monitoring and it made this abundantly clear over the last number of days we have been monitoring all 58 counties in the state of california, for Community Spread weve been looking at the Positivity Rates, weve been looking at icu, weve been looking at total number of hospitalizations not just deaths, as it relates to this pandemic. We have been doing so, recognizing, i cannot again to say this enough that california, is the size of 21 states combined. The size and scope am in california, require a disciplined understanding that there are parts of the state that are very distinct and unique, from other parts of the state. So when i began these presentations as ive done today, i do talk in the aggregate but again none of us live in the aggregate. We live in counties, cities within counties and communities large and small where conditions are very distinctive. At least from one another so while we monitor all 58 counties, in the state of california, we target our engagement efforts, based upon conditions that present themselves. We talk in terms of these at test stations, these are the guidelines that we put forth, at a state level, that must be met in order for counties to come forward with their Health Officials and their county representatives to attest, that they have plans, protection plans, and containment plans for the cyprus. Those are point in time. As some of the out test stations change based on conditions, we do offer Technical Assistance at the state level. We have done that now, for 15 counties that are formally on what we refer to as our watch lists. Where reaper for provide more formal and targeted support. By the way that is not just for counties that have not tested. Imperial county has never move forward with an out test station because they recognize they could not meet the criteria in the state of california that has been put forth but nonetheless we are engaging them with Technical Assistance. They are one of 15 counties that were actively working to address considerations, concerns, trends, within their various counties. As it relates to Imperial County, we have made it abundantly clear over the course of many, many weeks, arguably over the course of many, many months, imperial counties conditions require, a unique set of support, and counsel. As a consequence, we have made it clear over the course of many months, that we have been sending Additional Resources down into Imperial County. Imperial county, is unique in this respect. We have now had over 500 individuals, transferred out of the Hospital System, in Imperial County over the last five weeks. Weve averaged anywhere on the low was 15, but more about 17 individuals every single day that we are transferring out, of their system, decompressing their system in the county and then providing support in surrounding counties. What has become crystal clear, over the course of many months, these interventions while they have been forcible, and helpful, and hopefully ill and hopefully allowed for the decompression of the Hospital System and provided additional sports that we are now in a position, that we are working with the county officials, and advising them to pull back, once again reinstitute their stayathome orders. We have been working with county health officers, and with their city administrator and i want to thank the county health officer, city administrator, members of their lack did, for their stewardship and their support in their collaborative spirit over the course of many, many weeks including the conversations that we had today, with our key Health Officials. They are going to be convening their county supervisors and county leadership over the course of the next few days, and making a determination, to lead that effort at a local level. We are advising and counseling them to move forward, and reinstitute stayathome orders. They will move at their discretion, if they are not able to come to some consensus, i am committed to intervening as is my role and responsibility as governor in the state of california. But im confident in their capacity to make that determination for themselves. Thats based upon again the criteria conditions that continue to persist in the county. Let me underscore what those conditions include. Not only the need to decompress the Hospital System, because he simply cannot absorb the number of patients with the limited resources in that county but also, Positivity Rates. I noted a Positivity Rate over a 14 day period in state of california at 5. 3 , the Positivity Rate over a 14 day. In Imperial County is approaching 23 . We have sent what we call these 69 individuals down that have gone down into the county to help support their efforts i even brought 44 National Arts men and women in their medical unit down into the county over the last number of weeks. We have brought out support a number of weeks back what we refer to as f fms field medical association. So trying to help for nonacute patients this was done in support, been down, hhs has been down, we are working with customs and Border Control because of issues as it relates to the border, in mexicali and calexico, and issues we need to address in and around the border. We obviously are at a point where the impacts with Public Health within the counties is such, that we believe it is time to dial back, as it relates to their efforts. Remember, they never moved forward as far as other parts of the other state but nonetheless the conditions are such that it is time to pull back further. We have too often served sites you may recall, our partnership for testing sites that are in the community. We have also provided 1. 1 almost 1 point almost 1. 2 million 1. 151 to be exact. Of masks, into a community, that includes 180,000 population. 1. 1 million masks. We have distributed, down into the county. Over half 1,000,095 masks just shy of half 1,000,095 masks we have provided gowns, gloves, face shields and the like we are committed to providing more resources, in real time, to help support their efforts as well as i recognize, good enough never is and we are finally in a position where with these large contracts rather where we have received just from one contract, 33 million 33,000,095 masks so we are in a better place not even be more supportive to our friends and partners, and community at Imperial County. So, these are the efforts that we want to update you on today. We continue to press more efforts i want to acknowledge vp pentz who has reached out to support those efforts in the county proper. I want to think credible leadership bob sutton and fema, and therefore their partnership and stewardship and focus on the needs of this county. And i want to think our team, that includes the department of labor, it includes msa and partnerships there. California department of Public Health that has strike teams down there and edition now to agricultural partners and additional partnerships from state agencies that are now helping support the cause. The cause of mitigating the spread of this virus. Thats in the counties. Final point. I really want to and of Mercy Service theres one county in the state where we are providing 100 of the costs related to the emergency response, its in this county where fema traditionally will pick up 75 of the costs, 25 of the costs, are bored by the state and local government there is no cost, that we are assessing related to that partnership with fema. In Imperial County that partnership we are absorbing those costs rather we are observing as well. We recognize the economic costs of what we are arguing for, we recognize economic costs that covid19 has already impacted on the community, but we recognize now our responsibility to keep people healthy, keep people safe, and step up our efforts so, 15 counties overall, that we are monitoring. Very, very closely. All 58 of course, we have oversight and continue to monitor them, numbers 4890. Positive tests, a little better than yesterday a little bit better. But the trend lines, are disturbing. So we need people to wear these masks when they cannot practice physical distancing to continue to be vigilant about the stride about the spread of this virus we are entering into a weekend, were so often is the case, people let their guard down, do not be one of those individuals. Continue to practice physical distancing, social distancing, if you are going to break wicom y