County of Ventura COVID-19 Update – October 2 2020

Good Evening, There are 76 new cases today (10 (13.2%) of which have a lab collection from September 25th or earlier), 1,003 additional people tested, and 1 death (45 year old female with comorbidities). Current doubling time was 161.3 days. There are 39 hospitalizations and there are 10 cases receiving treatment in the ICU.

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Updates for local businesses:

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There is no longer a time limit for facilities serving meals. It was limited to 90 minutes but effective immediately there is no time limit. Seating must be kept to the same household and 11:00 pm closure is still required.
Garage Sales and Swap Meets are now allowed following state guidance.
Ratio for day camp is now 14 to 1.

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If the County continues to meet the State metrics the State will allow the County to move into the Red Tier on October 6. Read more about areas that will reopen by clicking here.

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Once personal services are permitted in the Red Tier:

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There will be no time limit for personal services, confined space is permitted, the customer will not need to wear a mask when the service provider is wearing both a mask and face shield (for eye protection) when providing services on the face (per State Guidelines).

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Additionally:

Gyms will be permitted to reopen at 10% capacity indoors with 12ft social distancing and masks.

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Health Equity Metric

The State of California announced a new Health Equity Metric that goes into effect on October 6. The good news is that the County of Ventura is already meeting the equity metric for the orange tier. So the County is still in a good position to move forward into the Red Tier next week. It’s more important than ever that we continue to work together to bring the numbers down.

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The next report will be provided on Monday, October 5.

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Stay safe Ventura County!