Most Counties to Remain in Most Restrictive Tier of the State’s Blueprint
As California begins to see the recent surge in COVID-19 infections recede, the state is lifting some of the most stringent restrictions on economic and social activities. On Monday, January 25, 2021, Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that the state would be lifting the regional Stay-at-Home Orders put in place on December 3, 2020, to slow the spread of COVID-19. The orders applied to regions where ICU bed availability was severely limited. The Sacramento region had previously seen its regional order lifted on January 12, 2021, and the Northern California region never had an order imposed, as ICU capacity there remained above the 15% threshold. According to projections released today by CDPH, all five regions of the state are now above 15%, with a statewide average capacity of 30.3%.