Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
California Covid-19 Update: Newsom’s Lockdown May Be Working; Daily New Case Numbers 40% Lower; Down For 5th Straight Day
deadline.comAlmost exactly two weeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced what became a new lockdown for most of the state’s population, the daily number of new cases has fallen for five successive days.
Granted, those numbers are dropping from an all-time new daily case high for the state — or any state, for that matter — of 53,711 announced last Wednesday.Since then, numbers have dropped steadily, from a slight dip to 52,281 on Friday to the much-lower 32,659 recorded on Tuesday.
That’s a 39.2% drop in less than a week and good news to beleaguered Californians.State and local health officials have often said it would take 2-3 weeks to see the first impact of any new restrictions on daily numbers.
