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Governor Newsom Announces Additional Unemployment Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19, as Unemployment Claims Reach Record Levels
The state will begin implementing new federal benefit payments of $600 on top of the weekly benefit received by California workers starting this Sunday Californians have filed more claims in the last four weeks than in all of 2019 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin...

Governor Newsom Announces New Program to Provide Front-Line Health Care Workers with Hotel Rooms
Program will provide hotel rooms to health care workers who have exposure to or test positive for COVID-19 at no cost or low cost Members of the new California Health Corps will be eligible to participate in this program Governor also announces a new partnership with...

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 18,309 confirmed cases and 492 deaths. Racial Demographics This initial information, representing 54 percent of COVID-19 cases and 53...

Listos California on New Advertising Campaign with Trusted Partner Univision
SACRAMENTO – Listos California and Univision issued the following statements today upon releasing a series of ads across Univision platforms urging California’s vast Spanish-speaking community to #StayHomeSaveLives. The advertisements started Wednesday April 8, 2020,...

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts Including New Data on Racial Demographics and Expanded Health Care Worker Data
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 16,957 confirmed cases and 442 deaths. Starting today, racial demographics of COVID-19 cases and deaths, along with expanded data on...