County of Ventura COVID-19 April 7, 2021 Update

PRESS RELEASE

County of Ventura

April 7, 2021 COVID-19

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The County of Ventura is now in the State’s Orange Tier!

All activities authorized under the State’s Orange Tier can resume:

Amusement parks: smaller parks can open outdoors with 25% max occupancy or 500 people, whichever is fewer; there must be reservations or advanced ticket sales

Bars (where no meal is served): open outdoors with modifications

Cardrooms and satellite wagering: open indoors with 25% max occupancy

Family entertainment centers: open indoors 25% max occupancy

Fitness centers and gyms: open indoors with 25% max occupancy; indoor pools open at 25% occupancy

Hotels and lodging: fitness centers can now open indoors with 25% max occupancy; indoor pools open at 25% occupancy

Movie theaters: open indoors with 50% max occupancy

Museums, zoos, and aquariums: open indoors with 50% max occupancy

Offices: open indoors with modifications though telework is still encouraged

Outdoor live events: open at 33% capacity

Places of worship: open indoors with 50% max occupancy

Retail (including standalone grocers): open indoors at full capacity

Restaurants open indoors with 50% max occupancy

Shopping centers (including swap meets and indoor malls): open indoors at full capacity with modifications; common areas must remain closed and food courts are at reduced capacity

Wineries, breweries and distilleries: open indoors with 25% max occupancy or 100 people, whichever is fewer

Youth sports: competitions between two teams are allowed in certain sports according to the State’s Youth Sports Guidance

For further information by industry sector, visit the State’s Industry Guidance website.

Read the Governor’s News Release on next steps in our state.

Your best protection from COVID-19 will be a combination of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet away from others, avoiding crowds, and washing your hands often. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine so you’ll be ready when it’s your turn at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/about-vaccines/vaccine-benefits.html.

Vaccine appointments available now at https://myturn.ca.gov/.

COVID-19 Update

There are 37 new COVID-19 cases. There have been 4,326 new tests performed. There have been 2 additional deaths: 48 year old male and a 78 year old male. Our thoughts are with the family of the community member who has passed away.

Doubling time is 1479.2 days.

The current R-effective (average number of people each infected person will pass the virus onto and represents the rate at which COVID-19 is spreading) is .74 which means that spread of COVID-19 is likely decreasing; R-effective for CA is .77 right now.

Click here for information about COVID-19 testing.

Click here for information about the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy for information about the guidance for different sectors.

The State has announced updates to gatherings, receptions, conferences and indoor live events and performances effective April 15. Learn more by clicking here.