On November 13, 2020, Sacramento County moved from California’s Red Tier back into the Purple Tier based on current COVID-19 test positivity rates and the adjusted daily rate of new cases. In Purple Tier counties, the risk level of COVID-19 is considered widespread. Sacramento County’s new categorization means the following business restrictions are back in place:
El Dorado, Placer, and Yolo counties have also moved back into the Purple Tier and have the same restrictions in place.
In Sacramento County, as of November 16, 2020, the COVID-19 positivity rate is 6.7% and there are approximately twenty-one new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, per day. In El Dorado County, the positivity rate is 3.3% and there are approximately 8.2 new cases per 100,000 people, per day. In Placer County, the positivity rate is 6% and there are approximately 15.7 new cases per 100,000 people, per day. In Yolo County, the positivity rate is 6.7% and there are approximately 17.4 new cases per 100,000 people, per day.
For any county to move back into the Red Tier, the positivity rate must drop below 8%, and the daily rate of new cases must drop to between four and seven new cases per 100,000 people, per day.
For more information and industry-specific guidlines, please call our firm at (916) 822-8700 or you may visit covid19.ca.gov/industry-guidance.
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