Butte County, California – Butte County Public Health said the state notified it that if the county’s coronavirus data does not improve within the next 48 hours, it will be added to the monitoring list on July 22.
Health officials said that if the county remains on the watch list for 72 hours, Butte County will have to follow new restrictions as part of state actions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. If so, the new restrictions will take effect on Saturday, July 25 and will remain in effect until the state takes further action.
Butte County would join more than 30 other counties in the state to be added to the monitoring list. The county’s infection rate per 100,000 population is, on average, 115 to 130 per day, depending on public health. The threshold to be added to the monitoring list is more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents.
Once counties have been on the watch list for three consecutive days, they must shut down all indoor operations for the following types of businesses:
- Gyms and gyms
- Places of worship
- Protests
- Offices for non-critical infrastructure sectors.
- Personal care services (including nail salons, massage parlors, and tattoo parlors)
- Hairdressers and hairdressers
- Malls
Click here to view the entire order statewide.
On July 13, all counties across the state were to shut down indoor operations for dining restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums, and game rooms.
Additionally, bars, breweries, breweries, and pubs must shut down all indoor and outdoor operations throughout the state, unless they offer sit-down meals and al fresco dining. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal.
Butte County on Monday reported 118 new cases of the coronavirus and its fifth coronavirus-related death. Click here for more.
