Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds coronavirus news conference
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 at noon on Monday, according to his office. You can watch a recording livestream by clicking on the video below:
On Friday, the Democratic governor said Californians are beating the state’s model for coronavirus hospitalizations, but that progress is contingent on residents continuing to stay at home and observe social distancing practices.
Officials said the state originally was facing something close to 700,000 hospitalizations as a result of COVID-19, but that the actual number of projected hospitalizations is now well below not only that, but the 50,000-bed surge capacity that Newsom has focused on to this point.
This story was originally published April 13, 2020 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds coronavirus news conference."