The seven-day average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus in the county was 11%, up from 10.7% Sunday but down from Saturday’s 11.2%, according to the county.
On Thursday, the county moved from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “medium” COVID activity category into the “high” category. The move came when the county’s average rate of new infections rose to 258 per 100,000 people — well above the threshold of 200 per 100,000.
“We are not asking people to curtail their activities, to avoid activities or to shut down any activities,” she said. “We’re letting people know that the risk is higher with elevated transmission, and because this is having an impact on our health care system and our vulnerable residents, it’s time to layer in sensible protections.”
The county has already surpassed the first threshold, with the rate of daily hospital admissions already at 14.8 per 100,000 residents as of Thursday. The percent of hospital beds occupied by COVID patients was 6.9% as of Thursday, still below the 10% threshold. Mask wearing, however, continues to be “strongly recommended” by the county at indoor public settings. But Ferrer said that even absent a mandate, residents should start wearing them.
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