That i wake up to that i am most focused on as governor of the state of california. The number of people in icu and the number of people hospitalized in california. Those numbers represent our most urgent need in terms of keeping people alive and keeping people healthy and safe in california. It is incumbent that we prepare for a surge in the number of hospitalizations and icu patients. That 774 may be deceiving. Many of you think it sounds modest compared with what is happening in other parts of the country. That may be true but it is important to impress upon you that that number represents a quadrupling compared to where we were just six days ago. The number of people hospitalized in california, 1855 represents a tripling of where we were six days ago. It gives you a sense of the nature of the spread and the nature of the attack of this virus and the nature of our focus as it relates to preparing for this surge. I will remind you that we are preparing for a two thirds increase in ou
Thank you for coming, i am joined by the woman to my right the commissioner of, judy and to her right department of Health Medical director doctor ed. Good to have you with us. Into my left superintendent col. Pat callahan. Director of the Department Office of homeland security, we will get right to the numbers and we have a lot of ground to cover. So you could please bear with us. Since our briefing yesterday, we have had 1982 new positive tests bringing our statewide total to 8825. In addition, we have lost another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19 related complications. We have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and indeed with our entire state every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls and as usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as well as General Information about the lives that we have lost. My thoughts indeed our thoughts are also with the women an
Medical director dr. Ed lipschiftz. Callahan. Director of the office of homeland security, jarrett with us. Well get right to the numbers and we have a lot of ground to cover. Yesterday, wefing new positive2 tests, bringing our statewide total to 8,825. Have lostn, we another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19related complications. Have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and with our entire state, every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls. Usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as informationral about the lives that we have lost. Indeed our and thoughts are also with the women hospitals working valiantly to save lives and i can only imagine the emotional on them, as well, when they lose a patient. Fact, it isnt easy on any of us. These arent abstract numbers. Are our neighbors, our family, our friends, all of us. This together and we together. But i reitera
Tests, bringing our statewide total to 8,825. Have lostn, we another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19related complications. Have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and with our entire state, every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls. Usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as informationral about the lives that we have lost. Indeed our and thoughts are also with the women hospitals working valiantly to save lives and i can only imagine the emotional on them, as well, when they lose a patient. Fact, it isnt easy on any of us. These arent abstract numbers. Are our neighbors, our family, our friends, all of us. This together and we together. But i reiterate, we have expected, with a very heavy heart, that this would take an increasing toll on our state. Terms of the lives lost, theyre lost, we cant bring is as stark athat reality as any of us have to face. An
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