California Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted that his administration made some mistakes in the first reopening of his state, reflecting on the early summer spikes in COVID-19 cases that shortly after restrictions were loosened.

California, which has recorded more than 3.5 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 50,000 deaths, has been home to some of the strictest lockdowns in the country as officials tried to curb the spread of the contagion.