While California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state's colored tier system of coronavirus restrictions could go away on June 15 if cases continue to decline, the so-called Blueprint for a Safer Economy continues to remain in place until then. Today, the state updated tier levels as usual.
Newsom said at a press briefing in San Francisco that 16 counties across the state moved to less restrictive tiers.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Contra Costa, Napa and Sonoma counties jumped from the red to the less stringent orange tier. All other counties in the region have already advanced into the orange — except Solano, which is still in the red.
It's no surprise Solano remains in the red tier, and for some it may come as a relief that the county is staying put, as public health officials speculated the county could regress into the purple at some point soon.
Before the Easter holiday weekend, officials warned about a concerning increase in positive cases, with the bulk of new infections appearing in younger people not yet eligible for vaccination. Residents were asked to wear masks and not gather.
“Too early to call it a surge now but that doesn’t mean it’s not the beginning of a surge. Only time will tell,” Bela Matyas, the county's health officer, told KRON. "“We are now starting to get uncomfortably close to the level of the disease reported each day that would put us back in purple."
The state's color-coded reopening framework assigns a tier to each county, dictating which business sectors and activities can operate. The state announces new tier assignments on Tuesday, and on Wednesday counties can move forward with reopenings.
In Contra Costa, Napa and Sonoma counties, a move into the orange means beginning tomorrow, restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and places of worship can expand capacity of indoor operations. It also allows bars, winery tasting rooms, and non-essential offices to reopen with limits.
The state's system sorts counties into four tiers — "purple" (widespread), "red" (substantial), "orange" (moderate) or "yellow" (minimal) — that measure the spread of COVID-19 and dictate what types of businesses and activities are allowed to open. The system has been in place since August, but Newsom said today the state will get rid of the tiers beginning June 15 if hospitalization rates remain stable and low and vaccines continue to roll out at a steady pace.
"We are moving beyond the blueprint," said Newsom, referring to the Blueprint for a Safer Economy that has been in place since August. "On June 15, we will be moving beyond the blueprint and getting rid of the colored tiers. We’ll be getting rid of the dimmer switch."
With the end to the tier system, California will move into this next phase where the state is fully reopened.
Newom didn't provide specifics on what this means, but the state issued a press release stating "everyday activities" can resume and businesses can operate with "common-sense risk reduction measures, including encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated and mandating masking, to prevent illness and promote health."
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