Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in California - Wikipedia June 4: Data released on COVID-19 cases in California shows that Latin-American individuals are disproportionally affected by COVID-19 In California, Latin-American individuals represent 54% of total COVID-19 cases but make up only 39% of the population [138] June 18: Governor Newsom orders a state-wide mask mandate due to rising number of cases and deaths, requiring to wear masks or other
COVID-19 pandemic in California - Wikipedia The COVID-19 pandemic in California began earlier than in some other parts of the United States Ten of the first 20 confirmed COVID-19 infections in the United States were detected in California, and the first infection was confirmed on January 26, 2020 [6][7][8] All of the early confirmed cases were persons who had recently travelled to China, as testing was restricted to this group, but