The province’s positivity rate – how many people tested positive compared to how many people tested in total – has recently increased hospitalizations, which has increased by about 30% over two weeks.

Governor points to family gatherings

Newsom attracted residents who hosted special events in their homes, including family gatherings, children’s play dates and birthday parties.

“Many of us developed a clearly small cabin fire. Some of us, I will argue, have developed a little amnesia. Others have clearly had their seizures,” the governor said on Wednesday.

“People get involved, which increases the spread of the virus.”

The governor’s remarks reflect reports that civil servants health officials attributed a series of new cases to family meetings.

District officials said, “Avoid domestic meetings with people who have not lived in the same house.”

Cases in young people

The governor also noted an increase in the number of young people testing positive for the virus.

“Many young people, you are young, so you feel a little more invincible, but with respect, it can often be a selfish mindset,” Newsom said. Said.

Even if young people do not show much symptoms, they are still spreaders of the virus.

“And they can spread the virus to people who can’t handle it as simply as healthier people can.”

The governor’s warning is in line with the warnings made by city and state leaders in other parts of the United States, including in the south of the United States, which say a growing number of young people are testing positive.

Some officials in the country drew attention to parties, bars and other meetings where this spread took place.

It is not clear whether the protests have an effect

Los Angeles County Health Manager Because of the high incidence of cases, Barbara Ferrer said that the authorities “could not determine whether the exact source of exposure was a protest”.

“I would like to say that this is most likely, given the increase in numbers that we see are people who might have been in a crowded state in one of the protests that some of them were actually spreading,” Ferrer said. Said.

CNN reached the country’s health department for more information.

The state’s ministry of health said at the end of last week that “there is not enough data to assess the impact of recent protests”.

Officials in San Francisco said that some test sites that offer free testing do not want them to test if they have recently attended any shows.

Spokesperson Neetu Balram said in Alameda District that “there is still no clear relationship between protest activities and increases in test or positive cases”.

In the statement, we constantly monitor our data to inform our guidance and reopening actions. We encourage everyone who protests to be tested.

Some prisons are concerned

Following a reporter’s question during the news conference, Newsom also said he was concerned about the state from a number of prisons.

One of them – in San Quentin State Prison – has over 450 prisoners who test positive. Newsom said that about 42% of prisoners at the facility were medically vulnerable.

According to data from the government’s correction department, 433 of the new cases at the facility arrived in the past two weeks.

The governor said the government recently offered the courts a plan to allow several prisoners who are approaching release dates to leave the prison and reduce the population of the facility.

Newsom said this process will start on July 1 and will be accelerated for facilities such as San Quentin.