Thursday evening, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a 'safer-at-home' order, requiring the state's citizens to stay at home and the closure of non-essential businesses.
"While California has prudently built a sizable Rainy Day Fund over the past ten years, the economic effects of this emergency are certain to mean that the state and its 58 counties will struggle to maintain essential programs and services," Newsom wrote in a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Thursday, requesting $1 billion in support funds. He also warned that households could"fall into poverty" unless there's a"substantial economic intervention.
Wednesday, Newsom said that though California typically receives about 2,000 unemployment claims a day, that number has mushroomed to 80,000 requests on Tuesday alone, due to the coronavirus. As of 6 p.m. Pacific Time, California has seen 675 confirmed cases of coronavirus, leading to 16 deaths in the state, according to the state of California. This puts California with the third-most confirmed cases in the United States, behind Washington state and New York. Washington state has 1,376 cases and 74 deaths as of 3 p.m.
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