SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's top public health official has resigned. Dr. Sonia Angell is out as director and state public health officer for the California Department of Public Health. Her resignation letter made public late Sunday did not explain why she decided to leave.
It came just days after state officials announced a fix for a glitch that caused a lag in reporting coronavirus test information used to make decisions about reopening businesses and schools.
The state's Health and Human Services Agency has chosen two people to fill Angell's positions. One will be the acting health director and the other will be the acting public health officer.
