Trinity County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health Advisory

Press release from Trinity County:

December 3, 2020- California is issuing a Regional Stay at Home Order, based on a region’s ICU capacity, to stop the surge in COVID-19 cases. The Regional Stay at Home Order goes into effect 24-hours after a region falls below 15% remaining ICU capacity (available staffed ICU beds). The Order will remain in effect for at least 3 weeks and, after that period, will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%. The order can be found here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stay-at-Home- Order-ICU-Scenario.pdf

As cases spread and hospitalization rates begin to exceed capacity, the delay in care due to COVID- 19 will be profound and the indirect impact on all aspects of needed emergency care significant. After three weeks, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will review the region’s transmission rate and projections for hospitalizations. Experts agree that we have to take this action. Together we can flatten the curve again and save lives as we work toward a safe vaccine for all.

The five (5) regions and their current ICU capacity are as follows:

• • Northern California: Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

ICU Capacity at 18.60%

• • Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma

ICU Capacity at 25.30%

• • Greater Sacramento: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba

ICU Capacity at 22.20%

• • San Joaquin Valley: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne

ICU Capacity at 19.70%

• • Southern California: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

ICU Capacity at 20.60%

Please refer to the following links for additional guidance documents:

• • Small business immediate relief and financial assistance resources https://covid19.ca.gov/business-and-employers/

• • Essential Workers Childcare Options https://mychildcare.ca.gov/#/home

• • Purple Tier Guidance for Trinity County https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/

• • Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings:

• • • https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for- face-coverings.aspx

• • • https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library

      /COVID-19/faceshield_handout.pdf

• • Guidance for the Prevention of COVID-19Transmission for Gatherings https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Guidance-for-the- Prevention-of-COVID-19-Transmission-for-Gatherings-November-2020.aspx

• • Temporary Structures for Outdoor Business Operations

    https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Use-of-Temporary- Structures-for-Outdoor-Business-Operations.aspx

• • Quarantine and Isolation Instructions for Individuals Exposed to COVID-19 https://www.trinitycounty.org/COVID-19

Our TCPHB Department Operations Center (DOC) and the Surveillance and Control Team (SCT) are reaching out to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and our local and state Emergency Operations Partners to ensure access to testing for Trinity County residents and to procure added Case Investigators (CIs) and Contact Tracers (CTs). Vaccination planning and coordination is well underway in collaboration and partnership with CDPH, CDC, and our healthcare infrastructure here in Trinity County.

Drive-thru mobile testing sites schedule through December can be found at:https://www.trinitycounty.org/mobile-test

For local information and statistics or to find additional resources visit www.trinitycounty.org.