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CARES Act passes
The United States Senate passes the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing $2 trillion in aid to hospitals, small businesses, and state and local governments, while including an elimination of the Medicare sequester from May 1 through December 31, 2020. -
County limits public gatherings and non-essential healthcare workers
San Diego County issues an Order of the Health Officer effective 3/13 public and private gatherings of 250 or more people. Non-essential personnel and essential personnel showing symptoms of COVID-19 are prohibited entry into hospitals and long term care facilities serving seniors. -
Local cases pass 500
San Diego County officials re-emphasize need for residents to stay at home and practices social distancing as the number of local cases pass 500. -
FEMA funds housing of homeless in hotels and motels
The Federal Emergency Management Agency agrees to fund 75% of the cost of housing the homeless in hotels and motels. Under an initiative called “Project Roomkey,” California hopes to secure 15,000 rooms to help slow the spread of the virus. -
#StayHomeSD awareness campaign launched
San Diego County launches #StayHomeSD awareness campaign encouraging San Diegans to stay at home, maintain social distancing and wear facial coverings. -
County passes 2000 cases
Nearly 28,000 tests have been administered to San Diegans. To date, 2,012 people have tested positive for COVID-19, including 82 new cases on 4/15. -
County rolls out "T3" strategy
San Diego County rolls out "T3" strategy to address three crucial areas: testing, tracing, and treatment. -
County enacts cloth face covering requirement
Beginning May 1, all San Diego County residents are required to wear cloth face coverings in public when within 6 feet of another person who is not a household contact. -
Resistance to state regulations intensifies
Protesting erupts in Sacramento over California’s continuing shelter in place orders. Hundreds of protestors — 32 of whom were arrested — protest without a permit.
Protests are coupled with resistance from local officials throughout the state. Modoc County re-opens churches and businesses, while Huntington Beach tries to fight the governor’s order to close area beaches in court. A judge orders the beach to remain closed.
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Californians to receive mail-in ballots for presidential election
Citing the coronavirus, California Governor Gavin Newsom signs an executive order to send Californians mail-in ballots in advance of November’s election. -
100,000 cases in California
California reports 3,215 new coronavirus cases, breaking the previous day’s record and crossing the 100,000 total cas threshold. More than half of the day's cases come from Los Angeles County. -
United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 100,000
CDC asks that all Americans follow guidance of local and state health authorities as COVID-19 death toll passess 100,000. -
County placed on state's Monitoring List
San Diego County is placed on state's Monitoring List, triggering additional business restrictions and closures. -
U.S. withdraws from WHO, passes 3,000,000 cases
The same day that the United States reports 3 million COVID-19 infections, the nation begins its withdrawal from WHO, citing its response to the global pandemic. The Trump administration notifies the United Nations of its decision, which would not take effect until 2021. -
200 protest at San Clemente pier
Approximately 200 people gather at a San Clemente pier to protest the fact that they are still expected to shelter-in-place. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrests four people for trespassing. -
California passes New York in case count, San Diego records 505 total deaths
Governor Gavin Newsom announces the state found 12,807 new coronavirus cases, breaking the previous high recorded on July 20. California passes New York for most coronavirus cases. San Diego passes 500 deaths. -
Dr. Sonia Angell resigns
Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the state Department of Public Health, abruptly resigns. Governor Gavin Newsom refuses to tie her resignation to the recent data glitch that led to underreporting coronavirus cases, but says it was appropriate for him to accept her resignation. -
First blackouts in state since 2001
Electricity providers call for rolling blackouts to deal with the demand on the energy grid, stretched thin by Californians cranking up the AC in their homes to deal with a triple digit heat wave. Many large places where people could traditionally find respite from the heat — like movie theaters — are closed. -
United States deaths from coronavirus exceed 1000/day
The COVID-19 disease is the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Deaths exceed 1000 per day and nationwide cases exceed 5.4 million. Testing has dropped by an average 68,000 per day, despite death being 8 times more likely in the United States vs in Europe. -
Wildfires blaze across California
367 wildfires blaze across California, many started by the previous weekend’s thunderstorms. The wildfires mean that some parts of California are now contenting with raging fires, a heat wave, poor air quality brought on by the fires, and the still-uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic. -
First COVID-19 reinfection in U.S. is confirmed; reinfection happened in late May
A 25-year-old man from Nevada became reinfected with COVID-19 in late May after recovering from a mild case in April, reports say. It marks the first reported case of reinfection in the United States; the second occurrence resulted in a much more severe case, requiring hospitalization and oxygen. A full study of the case is published in Lancet Infectious Disease Journal in October. -
United States declines participation in COVAX initiative
The United States says it will not participate in an initiative by the WHO to develop, make, and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. COVAX, with 172 countries participating, was launched so that an eventual vaccine could be distributed evenly to poor and developing countries. -
Music concert draws thousands to Capitol steps
A Christian music concert draws thousands to the steps of the state Capitol over Labor Day weekend. Very few of the thousands of at the concert wore masks. State Senator Shannon Grove, a Bakersfield Republican, speaks to the crowd, violating the 14-day quarantine she is supposed to be in after she and other state Republicans were exposed to a colleague who tested positive for coronavirus. -
Newsom signs two laws
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two laws, one making workers eligible for compensation benefits if they’ve contracted COVID-19, the other mandating businesses tell employees if they’ve been exposed to someone known to have tested positive for coronavirus, been ordered to quarantine because of it, or died from COVID-19. -
1,000,000 deaths worldwide
The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 worldwide crosses the 1 million mark, according to The New York Times, surpassing the deaths caused by HIV, dysentery, malaria, influenza, cholera, and measles combined in 2020.