Stanislaus County is free from coronavirus stay-home order. What does it mean? [The Modesto Bee]
Jan. 25 Stanislaus County and the rest of a 12-county San Joaquin Valley region are no longer under a regional stay-home order, meaning that COVID-19 restrictions are lifted for some businesses and activities.
The state suddenly lifted the regional order Monday based on declining numbers of COVID-19 patients in hospitals and a four-week projection that available intensive care unit capacity will return to 15 percent or higher.
As the state lifted regional orders throughout California, Stanislaus County was immediately returned to the purple tier of California’s reopening plan. Top health officials cautioned that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over and urged people to keep wearing masks, avoid gatherings, practice social distancing and get vaccinated.
Coronavirus update, Dec. 26: Hospitalizations, infection rate flat in Stanislaus County [The Modesto Bee]
Dec. 26 Latest facts on COVID-19 in Modesto area
As Stanislaus County health care workers await a potential Christmas surge of COVID cases in the coming weeks, there was a small amount of light on Christmas Day, according to the latest data released Friday.
Hospitalizations in the county were down and the coronavirus positivity rate was the lowest in 11 days.
There were 324 patients with confirmed COVID patients in hospitals on Thursday, the lowest number in five days. Meanwhile, there were seven available staffed adult intensive care unit beds, the third straight day at least six were available, the county reported.