Apple Company announced on Wednesday that it will temporarily close an additional 46 stores across the US due to an uptick in coronavirus cases.
In a statement, the tech giant said, “due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas.
“We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible,” the company said.”
Coronavirus cases in California continue to skyrocket, reaching 9,740 in a single day -by far the highest recorded in the state since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the California Public Health Department.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered all indoor non-essential businesses to close in 19 counties across the state, including some of the most populous, including Los Angeles County and Orange County.