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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. County Closing In On Move To ‘Red’ Tier
Stanislaus County remains in purple tier this week with an adjusted case rate of 11.8 cases per 100,000 residents. However, because Stanislaus County’s Positivity Rate (7‐day average) of 4.9 percent and Health Equity Quartile Positivity Rate of 4.7 percent have both fallen below 5 percent, the County currently qualifies for the next “Red” tier. In order to advance to the red tier, Stanislaus County will need to improve or maintain both these rates for one more week, while also improving or maintaining its adjusted case rate. If this is accomplished, the California Department of Public Health will place Stanislaus County into the red tier on Tuesday, March 23.
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County seeing progress in COVID-19 fight On April 1 all Californians 50 years and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine and on April 15 eligibility expands to anyone 16 years and older (Journal file photo)
Vaccination efforts in Stanislaus County are growing and COVID-19 cases are decreasing, giving some room to hope that the area will be able to move into a less restrictive tier by mid-March.
“This is the first good news we’ve had in a while,” said Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa after being briefed on the current COVID-19 status at Tuesday’s meeting.
As of Monday, Stanislaus County expanded the vaccination efforts to Phase 1B, which is for people 50 years and older who work in education and childcare, emergency services and food and agriculture sectors.
Parents of Oakdale Joint Unified School
District students received an email Wednesday, Feb. 10 sharing the updated plan
to reopen the secondary school sites within the district.