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.
SOGI info only applies to positive COVID cases
previously reported, Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, announced July 28 that SOGI data of COVID-19 cases must be asked going forward.A careful reading of the July 28 regulations defines a case as "a person who has been diagnosed by a health care provider ...
to have a particular disease or condition." Senate Bill 932, authored by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in September, requires SOGI data collection for reportable communicable diseases, including COVID-19.
