California tackles troubling coronavirus infection rates in the Central Valley

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Mark Ghaly at a July 27 news conference discuss the state’s efforts to address troubling coronavirus infection rates in eight Central Valley counties, including directing $52 million and “strike teams” toward the COVID-19 fight.

July 27, 2020 3:59 PM PT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Mark Ghaly at a July 27 news conference discuss the state’s efforts to address troubling coronavirus infection rates in eight Central Valley counties, including directing $52 million and “strike teams” toward the COVID-19 fight.

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Robert Gourley is a former video journalist with the Los Angeles Times. The native North Carolinian graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards and College Photographer of the Year.