California’s top health official resigns after flaws exposed in COVID-19 reporting system

StateScoop: California Public Health Director Sonia Angell resigned Sunday, just days after news that glitches in the electronic system the state uses to collect COVID-19 lab data was leading officials to share an overly optimistic picture of the state’s progress in fighting the pandemic.

A note written by Angell announcing her resignation to staff cited their “all-of-government response” and how “not one of our staff has gone untouched by the changes that have occurred,” but did not explain the reason for her departure.

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