More California counties move out of most stringent COVID-19 tier
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More California counties move out of most stringent COVID-19 tier

More California counties move out of most stringent COVID-19 tier
I WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOUR COUNTIES TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS. AGAIN, WE HAVE FOUR TIERS. PURPLE, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW. THAT'S WILD SPREAD TRANSMISSION. SUBSTANTIAL, MODERATE AND MINIMAL. WE TRACK NEW CASES PER DAY OVER 100,000 PEOPLE POPULATION AND THEN TEST POSITIVITY AND YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE THE DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS FOR EACH OF THE VARIOUS RISK LEVELS OR TIERS. SO SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE THIS WEEK. ON AUGUST 31ST, THE FIRST TIME WE ANNOUNCED THIS WITH THE SAME CRITERIA AND THRESHOLDS YOU SAW ON THE LAST SLIDE. 38 OF OUR COUNTIES ENTERED UP IN PURPLE, THAT'S THE WILD SPREAD. RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW WERE NINE COUNTIES AND TWO COUNTIES RESPECTIVELY. TODAY, TWO WEEKS, THIS IS REALLY OUR SECOND UPDATE TO THAT AUGUST 31ST ON SEPTEMBER 15 WE NOW HAVE HAD EIGHT COUNTIES MOVE OUT OF PURPLE INTO RED AND WE DON'T YET. HAVE ANY COUNTIES THAT MUCH MOVE -- AND A HALF MOVED FROM RED INTO ORANGE OR ORANGE INTO YELLOW. REMEMBER, OUR REQUIREMENTS WAS TIER FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS SO NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE FIRST WEEK WHERE COUNTIES CAN MOVE FROM RED TO ORANGE OR ORANGE TO YELLOW. SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME MOVEMENT AMONG SOME COUNTIES IN THOSE TIERS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YUM DATING YOU ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK. SO THIS WEEK, THREE COUNTIES, INYO, MARIN AND TEHAMA ALL MOVED FROM THE PURPLE TIER TO RESMED. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE IN PURPLE INITIALLY TO START AND WE ALWAYS ALLOW THE COUNTIES IN THE PURPLE TIER TO MOVE AS SOON AS THAT -- THESE COUNTIES MET THAT RETIREMENT. TIER TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND FOR THAT REASON THEY'RE MOVING. WE KNOW THERE'S A HOST OF COUNTIES THAT ARE IN PURPLE TODAY THAT MUCH MET THE CRITERIA FOR ONE WEEK AND IF THOSE RATES HOLD, BOTH CASE RATES AND TEST POSITIVITY THAT SOME ADDITIONAL COUNTIES COULD MOVE FROM PURPOSE TOLL RED NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, THIS HIGHLIGHTS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THE SORT OF FRUITS OF THE LABOR IN THIS STRATEGY, THAT COUNTIES DO MOVE, AS WE SEE STABLE, SFEALED REDUCTIONS IN TRANSMISSION AND OUR HOME IS TO CONTINUES TO WORK WITH COUNTIES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE TIERING SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PREVENTIVE MEASURES, THAT THE CONTACT TRACING AND THE TESTING IS ADEQUATE SO THAT WE AVOID ANY COUNTIES MOVING BACKWARDS, THAT IS FROM A LESS RES
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More California counties move out of most stringent COVID-19 tier
California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly held a news conference Tuesday where he gave an update on county changes in California's new color-coded, tiered reopening system.Inyo, Marin and Tehama counties have moved out of the most stringent purple tier and are now in the red category, Ghaly said. Under that tier, several types of businesses are able to again operate indoors with modifications.| MORE | Click here to see what is and isn't allowed in each tierHere's a breakdown of how many counties are in each category:Purple: 30Red: 17 (New: Inyo, Marin, Tehama) Orange: 9Yellow: 2The week of Sept. 22 is the first time a county would be able to move from a red or orange tier to a less restrictive tier, according to Ghaly.California's new reopening framework uses COVID-19 case rates and the percentage of positive tests to determine a county's tier.Under the new guidelines, counties have to remain in a tier for at least three weeks. Counties then have to meet the next tier's requirements for two consecutive weeks before they can move into the next tier.If, however, a county's data worsens for two weeks, that county will be moved into a more restrictive tier, according to the California Department of Public Health.COVID-19 is from the coronavirus family, which includes the common cold but also more serious illnesses like SARS and MERS.For most people, COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and death.This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly held a news conference Tuesday where he gave an update on county changes in California's new color-coded, tiered reopening system.

Inyo, Marin and Tehama counties have moved out of the most stringent purple tier and are now in the red category, Ghaly said. Under that tier, several types of businesses are able to again operate indoors with modifications.

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| MORE | Click here to see what is and isn't allowed in each tier

Here's a breakdown of how many counties are in each category:

  • Purple: 30
  • Red: 17 (New: Inyo, Marin, Tehama)
  • Orange: 9
  • Yellow: 2

The week of Sept. 22 is the first time a county would be able to move from a red or orange tier to a less restrictive tier, according to Ghaly.

California's new reopening framework uses COVID-19 case rates and the percentage of positive tests to determine a county's tier.

Under the new guidelines, counties have to remain in a tier for at least three weeks. Counties then have to meet the next tier's requirements for two consecutive weeks before they can move into the next tier.

If, however, a county's data worsens for two weeks, that county will be moved into a more restrictive tier, according to the California Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 is from the coronavirus family, which includes the common cold but also more serious illnesses like SARS and MERS.

For most people, COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness and death.

This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.