Published: Monday, 19 July 2021 15:00
The county of Ventura Public Health Agency released a statement Monday, July 19, strongly recommending all community members wear masks indoors to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The recommendation comes as Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin stated in a press release that some county residents who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have been hospitalized with the disease.
The recommendation serves as a precautionary measure for those who are fully vaccinated as cases continue to rise locally due to the highly transmissible Delta variant.
According to the Ventura County Public Health press release, people are strongly recommended to wear masks indoors in settings like grocery or retail stores, theaters, and family entertainment centers, despite vaccination status. The mask will serves as an added layer of protection for both themselves and unvaccinated residences.
Ventura County hosts pop-up vaccine clinics for residents 16 and up
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - A long line of people was seen at Durely Park in Oxnard Monday morning where Ventura County Public Health set up a pop-up vaccine clinic for residents.
However, local health officials said they are noticing a drop in people signing up to get vaccinated due to what doctors call vaccine hesitancy.
“Usually we fill up our open vaccination appointments within an hour of Monday morning start, and this morning we are a couple of hours out and we had not completely filled up,” said Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin.
Ventura County enters ‘Orange Tier’ at midnight
VENTURA, Calif. On the same day Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state could fully reopen on June 15, Ventura County is now celebrating a big step towards normal life returning.
County leaders announced Tuesday that Ventura County will head into the even less restrictive Orange Tier of the State’s reopening plan by midnight on Wednesday.
It was welcome news for local businesses and business owners.
This new tier means movie theaters, restaurants, churches, museums, zoos and aquariums can go from 25 percent capacity indoors to 50 percent. Breweries and wineries can now offer indoor services at 25 percent capacity. Gyms will go from 10 to 25 percent capacity, and this also means that theme parks, and family entertainment centers can resume indoor operations at 25 percent capacity. Retail capacity restrictions will also be lifted.
It has been almost a full year since the start of the pandemic. Ventura County reported its first COVID case back on March 9th of last year, and now there has been over 77,883 cases to date.
It has been almost a full year since the start of the pandemic. Ventura County reported its first COVID case back on March 9th of last year, and now there has been over 77,883 cases to date.