SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving few details about the abrupt resignation of the state's top health official following a data glitch that backlogged nearly 300,000 coronavirus records. Newsom addressed the public Monday for the first time since state and county health officials revealed the data glitch last week. Dr. Sonia Angell resigned from her job as California public health officer on Sunday. Newsom said ultimately the buck stops with him, but he was opaque about the circumstances of her departure. The head of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in San Diego says the data collection problem is tied to California reopening its economy too soon.
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, California Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell speaks to members of the press at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.. Angell announced she was departing from her role as director and state public health officer for the California Department of Public Health in a letter to staff that was released Sunday, August 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Randall Benton, File)
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