Coronavirus in California: Modoc County defies Gov. Newsom's statewide lockdown

Friday, May 1, 2020
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- California's Modoc County is defying Governor Gavin Newsom's statewide lockdown.

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The sparsely-populated county is located in California's northeast corner, bordering Oregon and Nevada.
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On Friday, county officials plan to reopen schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and its only movie theater.

Modoc County has 9,600 residents and is one of four California counties without a single confirmed novel coronavirus case.

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