As vaccinations increase across the U.S., 22 states have either lifted all or most COVID-19 restrictions according to information published by The New York Times and Kayak.
California remains as one of the states under a high level of Corornavirus restriction measures. In the North Bay, Sonoma County is currently under the state’s Orange Tier. The county says it could move into the least restrictive Yellow Tier by May 12, provided there are less than 2 cases per 100,000 per population, according to Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase.
Marin County remains in the state’s Orange Tier, with officials estimating the county could move into the Yellow Tier as early as May 11. Napa County is currently in the Orange Tier after entering the tier on April 7.
In California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, reopening criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities based on the level of spread of COVID-19, every county is assigned to a tier based on its positivity rate, adjusted case rate and health equity metric.
Counties must remain in a tier for at least 3 weeks before moving to a less restrictive tier. Counties must meet the next tier’s criteria for two consecutive weeks to move to a less restrictive tier. If a county’s metrics worsen for two consecutive weeks, it will be assigned a more restrictive tier. Read more about tier assignment rules.
California has reached 4 million vaccination doses in the Vaccine Equity Benchmark. New Blueprint tier assignments were announced on April 6, 2021, with an effective date of April 7, 2021.
On June 15, California will fully reopen its economy across the state if:
- There is enough vaccine supply for Californians 16 years and older to be vaccinated
- Hospitalizations rates remain stable and low, especially among fully vaccinated Californians
Common sense health measures, including wearing masks will continue. Testing and vaccination requirements will remain for some businesses and industries.
Learn more about moving beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
Graph courtesy of statista
