After several weeks of signs of plateauing, a key Tulare County COVID-19 metric dropped slightly, more evidence that the pandemic which started in March 2020 may be finally ending.
Tulare County s COVID-19 current daily case rate is 2.6 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.5%. The county scored 1.5% in the state s Healthy Place Index.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 2.9 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orange tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2.
The state, though, plans to scrap the tiered system as of June 15, as long as hospitalizations continue to trend downward and adequate vaccine supply is available. That means local businesses could operate without occupancy restrictions. However, people will likely be still required to wear masks.