Eleven counties moved back to more restrictive tiers in California’s coronavirus reopening system Tuesday, an unprecedented regression as the state contends with an increasingly worrying surge in infections. Among the backsliders were San Diego, Sacramento and Stanislaus counties, all of which moved into the purple tier — the strictest category of the state’s reopening roadmap. This week also marked the first time that no counties moved forward into a less restrictive tier, said California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly. “We anticipate, if things stay the way they are, that between this week and next week, over half of California counties will have moved into a more restrictive tier,” he said Tuesday. The counties are at risk of regressing if their metrics fall in the defined range of a more restrictive tier for two straight weeks.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 10, 2020 18:42 UTC