sonia angell is leaving her position and she's only held since october. she's also the first latina to have this role. effect today she's no longer the head of the department of state public health and she didn't give a reason why when she emailed the colleagues in which she wrote each and every one of you has been essential because we know that in the final calculation health is not defined by one condition, disease or experience. and the final calculation all of our work in aggregate makes a difference. her resignation is days after a major blunder with the covid-19 tracking system announced. a computer glitch caused several thousand cases to go unreported. they're working through the back bog to provide more accurate numbers. california has 554,160 confirmed cases of covid-19. 10,293 californians have died from the virus. an the rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 6.1% which is slightly down from two weeks ago. sandra shoery will be the health director and dr. erica penn will assume the role of acting state public health officer. gavin news

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sonia angel reportedly announced she resigned her post effective immediately.to staff didn't give a reason for resignation. but departure comes a week after glitch was discovered in the data system that caused underreporting of the cases in the state. governor thanked her for her service. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. on the heels of that resignation, let's look where coronavirus stands in california right now. >> state reported more than 8,300 new cases of the coronavirus today, well above the seven-day average, may be due to clearing a backlog. positivity rate is back up to 5.7%. >> as the pandemic goes on, we're focused on how to build a better bay area for all of us during this time. health is part of that, another part is education. we're less than 24 hours away from the start of the school year for thousands of kids in oakland. oakland unified will get under way tomorrow but without a deal between the district and educators, there will be limited distance learning. j.r. stone explains. >> computer seems like a better option for me. >> reporter: in oak

sonia angel did not give a reason for leaving. dr. angel was named the state health officer and california department of public health director just last october. today california's health director thanked dr. angel for her service. >>> well, coronavirus cases here in the u.s. have now surpassed 5 million. 40% of those cases are are in just five states. california has the most. followed by florida, texas, new york, and georgia. more than 163,000 people have now died from the virus in the u.s. health officials believe another 30,000 americans could die by the end of the month, and that the death toll could reach 300,000 by december. scientists are also getting a better idea about whether people can plan -- whether, rather, people plan to get vaccinated. according to a gallup poll, 675% of americans safe they would take an fda-approved coronavirus vaccine. 35% said they would not. >>> there's still a number of questions surrounding the executive ordeump signed over t aimed at providing americans with financial -- leaf and also questions

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sonia angell is leaving her position effective yesterday. no reason was given. the doctor was the head of the department less than a year. her resignation is after major plunder with the coronavirus tracking system, so a computer glitch caused several thousand cases to go unreported and the state is trying to work through that backlog and provide more accurate numbers. >>> there are now more than 60,000 cases of covid-19 here in the bay area. as for children, in the last 24 hours the state reported 8,300 new cases. that is about a thousand more than the day before. as i just mentioned, there is a backlog of cases due to the computer glitch which is the reason for the big spike. the number of californians dying from the virus is falling. as of saturday 104 people have died far fewer than the 178 on friday. >>> well students inunified beg today and it will be distance learning because alameda county is on that state watch list. but there is a lot of uncertainty about what the first day of school is going to look like because the teachers and the district still cou

sonia angell had only been in the position since october. she was the first latino to have the role. but effective today she's no longer the head of the state department of public health and she didn't give a reason. in monan email to her colleague where she said quote each and every one of you has been essential because we know in the final calculation, health is not defined by one condition, disease or experience and in the final calculation in work in aggregate makes it worse. after a blupder with the covid-19 tracking, a computer glitch caused several thousand cases to go now has 554,160 confirmed cases of covid-19. 10,293 californians have died from the virus. and the rate of positive tests over the last 14 days is 6.1% which is slightly down from two weeks ago. sandra shoery will be the public health director and dr. erica penn will assume the role of the acting state public health officer. governor new som thanks her for her service and you could watch the press conference today right here nbc bay area. jackie ward, for "today in the

sonia angel, suddenly resigned. was it tied to the fact more than 250,000 of the state's covid cases went underreported? he was asked five times, but there wasn't a clear answer. >> i'm governor, the buck stops with me. you want accountability, it's with the state, the governor. >> reporter: there were two big mistakes. first, how ready the state's data monitoring system didn't have adequate capacity to track cases. second, the state failed to renew a certificate to receive data from commercial labs. it was called a technical glitch. >> we hear that often. this is a glitch. it's not a glitch. >> reporter: jeff hudson, the ceo of cybersecurity firm venify specializes in data collection. >> there wasn't enough attention paid to the machines that keep this from happening. >> reporter: the state managed the quadrupling monitoring over the weekend. this means there's four times as many certificates to be renewed. but he worries the state isn't prepared. >> there isn't a good system in place to make sure this doesn't happ

california's top health officers has abruptly stepped down, according to the same just go critical, sonia angelin charge of developing the response to the pandemic, she did not give a reason for her resignation, it comes less than a week after officials disclosed a glitch that led to the undercounting of thousands of coronavirus cases. angel had served in her position as a state health officer sioctober,you can join our morning team for the latest on this developing story starting at 430 a.m.. >>> oakland students going back to school despite no deal being reached between officials regarding distance-learning. and oakland with the latest demands the teachers want and what that means for their students.>> reporter: the negotiations, which lasted more than four weeks, are ongoing as of tonight, teacher say they need more help and flexibility with live online instruction. some of the major points of contention include the number of required teaching hours and the need for smaller group settings. when the zoom school goes online, more than 50,000 students and teachers in oakland will venture into w

resignation and less than a day later he staying tight-lipped about the abrupt departure of doctor sonia angell. >>that right not to have personnel conversations in public. i don't know that it serves a larger good at the end of the the buck stops with me, i'm accountable reporters repeatedly pressed governor gavin newsome on the sudden step down of one of california's top health officers why she leave doctor sanya angels resignation letter sent sunday did not include a reason this is a fluid situation angels stood alongside new son at the start of the pandemic and has been a part of key decisions in the process her departure comes days after state leaders learned a technical issue in the states electronic reporting system for diseases led to a backlog of 300,000 records most of them covid-19 related the governor confirmed the department of public health knew but did not immediately notify him about the issue we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air. >>any more than that health and human services secretary doctor mark galli said monday the is

sonia angel abruptly resigned without explanation last night. the governor was repeatedly asked if the resignation was tied to the data glitch but refused to answer. >> she resigned. she wrote a resignation letter. i accepted her resignation. >> reporter: what he did say was former alameda contunty health officer will be the new state officer. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> so what does the backlog mean for bay area counties? santa clara county reported 751 new days. the county says that that includes those stuck in the backlog. that number is significantly higher than what santa clara county has been averaging over the past week, which is 196 cases. this is just one example of what bay area health leaders across the state still have to short out as they clear that backlog. governor newsome also responded to president trump's executive order saying the state can't afford the unemployment plan. the president signed it on friday. the states would have to contributing $100. the extra cash would be a huge benefit for californians who have los

sonia angell had only been in that role since last october. but as of late last night, she is no longer in that position, and she didn't give a reason why. jackie ward live for us with more. so, jackie, what is expected from the governor this afternoon? >> reporter: as you mention, he will be speaking momentarily. in the meantime he has released a statement thanking dr. angell for her service and her work. he will be speaking publicly at noon today. the secretary of the health and human services department dr. mark golly also wrote a statement saying, quote, she has worked tirelessly for all californians always keeping health equity in mind. californians flattened the curve once and in setting us on a path to do so again. dr. angell's resignation comes just days after a major blurnd with the state's covid-19 tracking system was announced. a computer glitch caused several thousand cases to go unreported. the state is still trying to work through that backlog to provide more accurate numbers. california now has 10,293 californians have died from

sonia angell issued this statement. quote, our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of this young person whose death is a tragic and powerful reminder of how serious covid-19 can be. >>> this week, solano and san mateo counties along with oakland and san francisco said that social gatherings are playing a big role in the uptick or surge in coronavirus cases. public health officials are sounding the alarm tonight on these spikes because it's a space they really can't control. now they have advice that really we all need to hear. abc7 ne abc7 news reporter chris reyes. >> this list on the official website gives the extensive explanation for why a county is on its watch list. now watch this. type gatherings, and it appears 34 times. next to family, social, mixed households. in the bay area alone, it's the reason cited for five of the nine counties. >> some of the risks, first of all, it started with the risks we would normally think about. lots of noses and mouths together close by indoors versus outdo outdoors. >> s

sonia angel, abruptly resigned. today the governor repeatedly asked if the resignation was tied to the data glitch, but he refused to answer. >> she resigned. she wrote a resignation letter, and i accepted her resignation. >> newsom says former alameda county public health director dr. erica pan will be the new acting state public health officer. >>> a lot of people are on the verge of being evicted. tomorrow the santa clara county board of supervisors might step in to help. the current eviction moratorium expires at the end of this week. a recent report by the law foundation of silicon valley revealed more than 40,000 south bay families and small businesses are on the brink of losing their homes and businesses. tomorrow the supervisors will vote to extend the moratorium through september 30th. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, the pandemic continues to take its toll on small gyms, many of which are just at the end of the line. fitness studio owners in san francisco say if they are not allowed to reopen soon, many of those

another big story today doctor sonia angell the director of the california department of public health is stepping down. according to multiple reports she resigned last night. she held the position for less than a year and her abrupt departure comes days after a computer system problem caused the state to undercount coronavirus cases. here's a closer look at the number of cases by the way that we're seeing across the state and across the bay area will begin with the statewide numbers, 559,000 more them. those are the cases that we're seeing right now and for the first time california now tops 10,000 deaths across the bay area 59,000 cases with 888 deaths reported so far. and across the country there are now more than 5 million covid-19 cases in nearly a 163,000 deaths in some scientists are saying the number of deaths in the u.s. could reach 300,000 by the end of the year. if victor blackwell with more. >>if doctors and health care experts are correct the wave of covid-19 infections is not even close to over we failed early on to adopt the testing it was necessary. >>and even more so w

sonia angel, she has been made acting state health officer. governor newsom is refusing to say whether she was forced out because of the technical glitch with data collection. he told reporters the state has fixed tech issues by quadrupling capacity. he said as a governor, he is accountable for all problems. >>> the pac-12 conference could decide today whether or not the call is for all season will kickoff. we're joined live this morning. allie, the future is a lot of money at stake too. all of this is going on as other conferences have either postponed or in some cases canceled their seasons. >> reporter: there is still a lot of questions about this. the leaders of the pac-12 conference have other regularly scheduled meetings happening right now. several agencies are reporting the topic of that meeting is to decide what to do about college football this year. >> espn and the bay area newsgroup is reporting the leaders of the conference are meeting today by phone to decide what to do about the college but all season. both stanford and cal have

sonia angel abruptly resigned without explanation last night. today the governor was repeatedly asked if the resignation was tied to the data glitch, but refused to answer snien. >> she resigned. wrote a resignation letter and i accepted her resignation. >> what he did say was former public health officer, dr. erica pan will be the new acting state public health officer. now that the state fixed the backlog, santa clara county will receive more accurate covid-19 numbers. those numbers could play a krit al role in determining when the county gets off the state's watch list n san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. the governor responded to president trump's executive orders. the governor says the state cannot afford the unemployment benefits plan. the president signed those orders over the weekend, on saturday. they include an extra $400 a week in unemployment benefits. now, the states would this -- the state would have to contribute $100 of that money. the extra cash would be a huge benefit for californians who have lost their

sonia angell resigned as director of the department of public health. we'll bring you his update live at noon. frl . >>> contra costa county health officials say two new testing centers should be up and running this week. the new testing centers will be at the county's north richmond center and at the richmond civic center. they are also providing additional equipment to make sure that they get the test results in one to two days and they are also looking the test samples. and as there have been long delays in gre emerging this morning about the safety of allowing schools to hold classes in person. and this comes as covid-19 cases have spiked in one georgia school district. joe would jobi jobina has more. >> northern 1,000 students in georgia are at home in self-quarantine right now because dozens of their classmates tested positive for the coronavirus. path impeaches saying that there was no social distancing at the campus, but despite the risks, parents are pushing for schools to reopen. and in arizona, families opposing and favoring in-person classes

sonia angel. we joined forces to do tremendous things for californians and really raise awareness and talk and begin to think about ways to close disparities. the last seven months of responding to covid-19 and all of the different impacts for california, our counties, and our state as a whole.

interim public health director this morning sandra shuri was appointed to the job after doctor sonia angell resigned over the weekend. governor newsome was repeatedly pressed on the sudden change, but he did not give a clear answer about it. doctor angels departure comes days after a computer glitch led the state to undercount thousands of covid cases the governor confirmed the department of public health, new but did not immediately notify him about the issue. >>we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air any more than that. >>health and human services secretary doctor mark galli says that the issue has been fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared of the state is now working on a new electronic reporting system for cases. some businesses in marin county can suddenly reopen now outdoors effective immediately kron four's will tran live in sandra fell this morning trying to schedule his many petty before the rush will good morning. you finally got to get to and the people have been dying to get their feet done right. >>so now you can

sonia angel stepped down because of the backlog. however, what we can tell you is that there is a record number of new cases that the state has t put -- i should say johns hopkins's reporting for this state. that number being 14,485. this is likely due to the back lock, an issue that they realized july 25th that had 250,000 to 300,000 cases that needed to be worked through the system. now they're getting the counties to basically attest to those results and getting that data out there. so that's one thing to keep in mind here. but the one thing that we did mission at the top of the show, the 90% increase in the number of children in the u.s. basically during the last four weeks. this is according to the analysis from the american pediatrics and based on data from the california department of public health, cases among children is up 150% in the state. when you look at that, that's more than 50,000 cases in children and teens this week. up about 9.5% or representing 9.5% of total cases. so the issue here as we look at schools trying

sonia angels' resignation over the weekend. >> the one thing i won't do as a human being is get into detailed te her for onversaon her leadership and stewardship. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> now, california is clearing its backlog of 300,000 covid-19 tests that were caused by the technical problem melanie just mentioned. we are seeing a rise in cases.r today, new cases. that's 1,000 more than the seven-day average. the state has confirmed 66 additional deaths from the coronavirus. about 5600 people are hospitalized. that's below the two-week average of 6300. the seven-day positivity rate is at 5.8%, the state's benchmark is 8%. >>> coronavirus cases in the bay area have almost doubled in the last month. the bay area and extended counties had just over 32,000 cases this time in july. now there's nearly 64,000 cases. the biggest jump was seen in alameda county, which saw nearly 6,000 new cases in the last month. while deaths did not double, there was a significant increase. almost 300 covid related deaths were reported between july and now. >>> with that as backdrop, this was the

sonia angell did not give a reason for her resignation, she sent an email to her staff announcing her decision and saying it was effective immediately. this is a week after a glitch was discovered in the state's data system that caused and underreporting of covid-19 caes. and governor newsom thanked for her service. and she has been on the job for less than a year. governor newsom appointed her to the post last october. from the county health offices, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and governor new zmt som go to provide an update on the covid-19 response. so we'll see what he says about the back lock. a log. and you can watch it live here and on abc 7 app and abc7news.com. >>> and the state reported that more than 8300 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend, that is well above the 7 day average of about 6400. and it may be because of the state clearing that backlog due to the glitch. so now more than 10,089 deaths. >>> and in the north bay, marin county is reaching out to minority communities that have been hit hard during the pandemic. they will hire five spachbinish contact trac

interim public health director this morning sandra shuri was appointed to the job after doctor sonia angell resigned over the weekend. governor newsome was repeatedly pressed on the sudden change, but he didn't give a clear answer doctor angel sudden departure comes days after a computer glitch led the state to undercount thousands of covid cases the governor confirmed the department of public health knew but did not immediately notify him about the issue. >>we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air any more than that. >>health and human services secretary doctor mark ghaly says that the issue has been fixed and that the records are all cleared up now the state is now working on a new electronic reporting system for the cases. some businesses in marin county are suddenly allowed to reopen affected immediately. nail salons are on the list kron four's will tran is live in sandra fell with the latest. >>i will. >>good morning daria places like this one right behind me cherry blossom salon they are probably extremely happy this morning because

another big story that we're following doctor sonia angell the director of the california department of public health. >>suddenly stepped down. she resigned last night after holding a position for a little less than a year. and her abrupt departure comes days after a computer glitch caused the state to undercount coronavirus cases, let's take a look at the latest count statewide with california getting close now to 560,000 positive tests, more than 10,300 people in our state have died including 888. >>right here in the bay area and that includes a 55 year-old san quentin. >>state prison guard. he becomes the first employee of the prison to die from coronavirus sergeant gilbert pulling co died yesterday morning after being in a medically induced coma for a month. he worked at san quentin for more than 30 years so far more than 200 san quentin staff have tested positive for the virus also another death row inmate in san quentin has died from coronavirus pedro arias has a long rap sheet, including murder and sacramento county in 1990 and raping a child as well or as is the 25th prisoner

>>another big story that we're following doctor sonia angell the director of the california department of public health has suddenly stepped down she was i'm last night after holding the position we're in for a little less than a year. and her abrupt departure comes days after a computer glitch caused the state to undercount coronavirus cases, let's take a look at the count statewide right now there are almost 560,000 people have tested positive and coronavirus has killed more than 10,300 people in california including 888 deaths. >>right here in the bay area. >>a 55 year-old san quentin state prison guard. he just became the first employee at the prison to die of coronavirus sergeant gilbert, pulling co died yesterday morning he was in a medically induced coma for a month. he worked at san quentin for more than 30 years. so far more than 200 staff at san quentin have been infected with coronavirus and also another inmate on death row has died. pedro or a asked was sent to death in sacramento county in 1994 first-degree murder and he also raped a child who has a long rap sheet. he is t

and a big story this morning doctor sonia angell the director of the california department of public health. >>is out she abruptly resigned last night after holding the position just for less than a year. her departure comes days after a computer problem caused the state to undercount coronavirus cases, let's take a look at the numbers that we have for california and the bay area with almost 560,000 california's now testing positive and coronavirus has killed more than 10,300 californians including. >>888 people in the bay area. >>a 55 year-old san quentin prison guard has become the first employee at that prison to die from coronavirus sergeant gilbert polanco died yesterday morning after fighting the virus in a medically induced coma for a month. polacco worked at san quentin for more than 30 years. so far more than 200 staff members have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak there at the prison. meantime another san quentin death row inmate has died from coronavirus it happened yesterday federal a re us was sentenced to death in sacramento county back in 1994 first-degree murd

sonia angel the state's hop health officer abruptly resigned. >> i try not to have personnel conversations in public. i don't know that it serves the larger good. at the end of the day, he buck stops with me. i'm accountable. >> reporter: the governor saying testing is one of the government's top priorities, and said there are encouraging signs that the number of coronavirus cases is slowing from the rapid increases we saw in july. >> encouraging signs, but not the kind of stability and long- term decline that we ultimately need to get to where everybody wants to go. >> for now, dr. erica pan, previouslyiously alameda county's top health officer is the state's top health officer. >> in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in washington, president trump's coronavirus briefing was interrupted this afternoon by secret service agent who asked the president to leave the room. the briefing had just gotten started when the agent came in and spoke to the president who quickly followed him out of the room. we later learned there had been a shooting outside the white house. the pres

director sandra shuri with the california healthcare foundation was appointed to the job after doctor sonia angell resigned late yesterday without giving a reason. >>why is she leaving. >>today governor gavin newsome was repeatedly pressed on the sudden change she did not give a clear answer. doctor angels departure comes just days after state leaders learned a technical issue in the states electronic reporting system for diseases led to a backlog of 300,000 records most of them related to covid-19. the governor confirmed the department of public heflth knew but did not immediately notify him about the issue. >>we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air any more than that. >>health and human services secretary doctor mark ghaly said today the issue has been fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared. the state is now working on a new electronic reporting system for covid-19. >>nearly 82 million dollars will be available to support isolation and quarantine efforts in communities which are disproportionately hit by covid-19 governor newsom an

has it in for public health director sandra she re and she was appointed to the job after doctor sonia angell resigned over the weekend governor gavin, newsome has repeatedly pressed or was repeatedly pressed on the sudden change though he didn't give a clear answer. doctor angeles departure comes days after a computer system glitch led the state to undercount thousands of covid-19 cases over the past few weeks the governor confirmed the department of public health new but did not immediately notify him about sue. >>we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air. >>any more than that. >>health and human services secretary doctor mark galli says that the issue has been fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared. the state is now working on a new electronic reporting system for coronavirus cases i was 5 '05 some businesses in marin county are suddenly allowed to reopen. >>outdoors and that's effective immediately kron four's will tran is live in sandra fell where yeah, i guess you can get a manicure now. >>that's right. i've never had one bu

sonia angel did not give a reason for her immediate departure.s after the state discovered serious issues with testing data that caused several thousand coronavirus cases to go unreported. more than 10,000 people in california have now been killed by the virus. >>> also developing overnight, some election chaos in puerto rico. primaries temporarily halted because of a lack of plballots voting centers across the island. puerto rico's governor has blasted the election commission calling the decision totally unacceptable and outrageous. voting is set to resume next sunday. >>> so a big week in politics here in the presidential campaign. former vice president joe biden is expected to announce his running mate any time this week. the list of candidates growing shorter. what we know about the deliberations, next. i like liberty mutual. they get that no two people are alike and customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. what do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ i felt like

state now has an interim public health director sandra shuri was appointed to the job after doctor sonia angell resigned over the weekend. governor gavin, newsome was repeatedly pressed on the sudden change that we did really give a clear answer. doctor interest departure though does come days after computer system glitch led the state to undercount thousands of covid-19 cases the governor confirmed the department of public health new. but did not immediately notify him about the issue. >>we're all accountable in our respective roles for what happens underneath i don't want to air any more than that. >>health and human services secretary doctor mark galli says the issue has been fixed and the backlog of records has been cleared. the state is now working on a new electronic reporting system for coronavirus cases. >>some businesses in marin county are now allowed to reopen outdoors effective immediately and that means you can finally get a manny petty will kron four's will tran is live in sandra fell, i know you said you've never done it give it a shot. you love it. nails like, but i've never don

>>another big story that we're following doctor sonia angell the director of the california department of public health. >>is stepping down suddenly she resigned last night she had held the position for less than a year and her abrupt departure comes days after a computer system problem caused the state to undercounts coronavirus cases. let's take a look at the count as it stands this morning, california has approaching 560,000 positive tests more than 10,300 people have died in our state of coronavirus and that includes 888 here in the bay area. >>across the country are now more than 5 million covid cases and nearly a 163,000 people have died some scientists are saying the number of deaths, the u.s. could reach 300,000 by the end of the year victor blackwell has more. >>if doctors and health care experts are correct the wave of covid-19 infections is not even close to over we failed early on to adopt the testing it was necessary. >>and even more so we feel the ramp that up to a degree that we're going to need in the coming season. >>one important university model predicts that the num

sonia angell resigned. he wouldn't go into specifics, but he did say this. >> we accept the resignation. we appreciated her work. we all have a role and responsibility as relates to what happens within our respected departments. none of this is easy. technology is always stubborn and challenging. >> angell was appointed as the state's health officer last october. >>> in oakland, the teacher's union and the school district are hoping to come to an agreement over distance learning before the end of this week. today is the second day of school without an agreement between the two sides on how virtual learning will work. one of the issues is how many hours of live instruction there should be. right now, it's a but the district would like to see a little bit more. the union is also asking for more flexibility for teachers who have kids at home who are also learning online. >> everyone in my household needs to be online at 9:00 a.m., according to our schedules this year. which means i'm going to have to assist my