CALIFORNIA
January 26, 2020: The first CA case, the third in the US
February 6, 2020: California will see the first death of US COVID-19
February 26, 2020: California confirms the first U.S. case of face-to-face transmission
March 4, 2020: Governor Gavin Newsom announces a state of emergency in CA.
March 11, 2020: Newsom recommends gatherings to be limited to 250 people or less
March 15, 2020: Old home visits limited; bars and restaurant capacity reduced y
March 19, 2020: Newsom issues a nationwide shelter order
May 19, 2020: California’s deadliest day yet, with 132 deaths
May 25, 2020: Then — record 2,565 new cases reported on Remembrance Day
June 18, 2020: Newsom issues a nationwide mask order
July 13, 2020: California businesses closed again as 7,000 deaths hit and cases surpassed 320,000
July 17, 2020: Newsom orders distance learning
September 16, 2020: State postage rate records low. There are 14,451 deaths in California and more than 760,000 cases
November 15-16, 2020: Incapable businesses ordered closure, masks ordered outside the home and a 10pm curfew imposed
3 December 2020: Newsom orders locks for regions where ICU bed capacity falls below 15%
14 December 2020: First vaccines arrive as California breaks record with 41,149 cases in a day as death tax rises 157% in two weeks
16 December 2020: 0% ICU bed capacity in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California; 21.188 deaths and 1.6 million cases
24 December 2020: California is the first state to record two million COVID-19 cases
25 December 2020: All five regions have full ICU capability
29 December 2020: California renews an unlimited home stay order
30 December 2020: UK version found in California
January 9, 2021: 695 people die in one day as death toll exceeds 28,000 and cases rise above 2.5 million
January 25, 2021: order to stay at home raised
February 10, 2021: California reports the first two cases of coronavirus differentiation in South Africa