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To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the state is moving hundreds of homeless individuals off the streets and into Oakland hotel rooms.

Governor Gavin Newsom told KCBS that state officials had secured 393 rooms for the homeless in two hotels near Oakland International Airport. The two hotels were not named.

Newsom said state officials were working to "get people out of encampments and into environments where we can address their growing anxiety and our growing concern about the health of some of our most vulnerable Californians."

Throughout California, 901 hotels are being considered to shelter homeless individuals.

ALSO: San Francisco ordered to shelter in place due to coronavirus

Without running water and other basic needs, the homeless population is among the most at-risk for infection. The city of Oakland has ramped up its efforts to support the homeless population by distributing small hand sanitizers, hygiene packets and informational handouts from the CDC. In addition, Oakland has also increased hygiene services to Oakland’s Community Cabin and RV Safe Parking locations.

On Monday, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties announced shelter-in-place orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Under the mandatory order, residents are being told to stay at home except for essential services.

In San Francisco County, homeless individuals have been exempted from the shelter-in-place orders but are strongly urged to find shelter. On Monday, Mayor London Breed said in a press conference that San Francisco is working with the governor’s office to help the homeless population self-quarantine.

"Our goal is to provide some additional resources that we’re working on now," Breed said during the presser. "We do have locations just in case there is someone who is diagnosed and may not need hospital service, but may need to self-quarantine. It is something that we’re continuously working on and we’ll provide more information about that when we have all the details."

California has more than 108,000 unsheltered homeless individuals throughout the state, according to a 2019 report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. That number counts for more than half of all unsheltered homeless people in the country.

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Susana Guerrero is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email: Susana.Guerrero@sfgate.com | Twitter: @SusyGuerrero3