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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars to close in counties including Los Angeles, while recommending closures in some other counties, citing the spread of the coronavirus.The order from Newsom, a Democrat, affected the counties of Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, San Joaquin, Tulare, and Los Angeles -- the most populous in the United States. State…

Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Imperial County to reinstate its shelter-in-place order Friday as new coronavirus cases overwhelm its hospital system, but stopped short of saying other counties should follow suit. Southern California’s Imperial County is one of 15, including Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties, that the state has flagged for increased monitoring. It’s home…

Imperial County has become so overwhelmed by the coronavirus that the state is recommending that county officials reimpose a strict stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.Newsom also said the state has “paused” issuing any additional guidelines that would allow counties to accelerate reopening their economies and easing restrictions, likewise in response to the acceleration…

Gov. Gavin Newsom. | Jeff Chiu/AP Photo OAKLAND — Florida is shutting down all bars. Texas is doing the same — and imposing a host of new restrictions. Arizona is in a state of crisis as the coronavirus spreads at a new and alarming rate. But in California, which is shattering single-day records for new…

California Governor Gavin Newsom reported 5,349 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. That’s down from the all time high of 7,149 just the day before, but the governor was not enthusiastic about the drop, saying the number is “still higher than it should be.” Newsom continued by warning that “We’ve seen 56,000 new cases just in…