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Watch: Gov. Gavin Newsom gives update on coronavirus closings

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom and some of the state’s legislative leaders were among the millions to score federal loans aimed to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic A Northern California-based winery and hospitality company, PlumpJack, founded by Newsom received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, a national rescue package aimed to help small businesses during the pandemic, according to records released on Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)
FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom and some of the state’s legislative leaders were among the millions to score federal loans aimed to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic A Northern California-based winery and hospitality company, PlumpJack, founded by Newsom received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, a national rescue package aimed to help small businesses during the pandemic, according to records released on Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool) Rich Pedroncelli AP file

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave an update on the state’s efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak Monday afternoon. Click the video below to watch a recording of the livestream.

COVID-19 cases surged in California last week, with recordbreaking daily totals bringing the statewide number of infections to over 320,000 as of July 11. Over 7,000 Californians have died due to the virus.

Newsom doubled down on county restrictions, putting half of California counties to his watch list, which prohibits most indoor business activity for at least three weeks. Several Northern California counties on Monday took matters into their own hands and began enforcing public health orders.

This story was originally published July 13, 2020 at 11:52 AM with the headline "Watch: Gov. Gavin Newsom gives update on coronavirus closings."

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Mackenzie Hawkins was a 2020 summer intern for The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Bureau.
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