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28 Feb 2023


FILE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023.

FILE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

"California is better prepared and that’s because we have a serious Legislature and the health ecosystem in California is second to none in the country," Newsom said in a statement. 

The governor proclaimed a state of emergency on March 4, 2020. At that point, there were only 53 known cases of COVID-19 in the state

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Newsom has used his authority to make sure all of California’s local governments had restrictions in place during the pandemic – even threatening to cut funding to some cities that refused to enforce them. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with reporters at Carl B. Munck Elementary School, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with reporters at Carl B. Munck Elementary School, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Oakland, Calif.  (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)

The pandemic strained California’s healthcare system, which has yet to fully recover. Last year, Newsom signed a budget that will spend $200 million to help public health departments hire more workers. This year, he’s proposing cutting nearly $50 million in public health workforce training programs to cover a projected budget deficit. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the governor’s office for further comment. 

Similar declarations now exist in just seven states, including Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Delaware and Rhode Island. 

All states except Illinois are expected to see their emergency orders rescinded next month unless otherwise extended, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy

President Biden announced last month that the federal government will end its own state of emergency on May 11. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.