The lack of improvement in the state's coronavirus figures raises question as to why Newsom would begin lifting orders now, as the parameter he set hasn't been met everywhere. ICU capacity in the San Joaquin Valley is at 1.3 percent, and the number of hospital beds available in Southern California, the state's hardest-hit region, remains at zero. The stay-at-home order would be lifted once a region's ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15 percent.Īlthough the press release said the capacity projections for all of California's regions are expected to reach that threshold in four weeks, the state's coronavirus dashboards shows that two regions currently remain nowhere near the required 15 percent. When the most recent round of stay-at-home orders were announced, Newsom divided the state into five regions-Northern California, the Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California-and said that after a three-week lockdown period the regions would be reassessed. But Governor Gavin Newsom moved to reverse those orders amid an effort to recall him from office.ĭespite no significant improvement for the state's overwhelmed intensive care units (ICU), public health officials announced Monday that regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state will be lifted, allowing restaurants to immediately resume outdoor dining. Regions that fall under the 15% ICU threshold will have 24 hours to comply with the restrictions.Up until this week, California has been under one of the harshest lockdowns across the country. Newsom also said all non-essential travel would be “suspended.” Schools with waivers can stay open, along with “critical infrastructure.” Restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery service only. Bars, wineries, personal-service businesses, hair salons and barbershops are to be closed. Under the governor’s new stay-at-home order, retail still will be allowed, but at max 20% capacity. See chart for ICU capacity in all five regions. On Friday, the number of new infections was twice that, meaning according increases will be seen in hospitals and ICU wards 14 days from now.ĭata released by the state on Thursday put Southern California at 20.6%, just 5.7% above the threshold for the new Regional Stay at Home Order to take effect in the area. But that may not last for long, given that the number of patients now needing special care is a result of the new daily infections the state saw two weeks ago. ICU beds occupied to Covid-infected patients are actually decreasing, as treatments for those with the virus improves. The total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in the state will likely pass 20,000 in the coming week.Ĭoronavirus-related hospitalizations also hit an all-time high on Friday, at 9,948. 7% from the day prior, a number that is sure to rise markedly as California moves into the darker part of December. California Covid-19-related ICU projections The fifth region, the Bay Area, is on track to meet that threshold by mid-December.Įarlier in the week, the state projected - see chart - that Los Angeles will be out of ICU rooms entirely by mid-to-late December, meaning that patients who need such care to live would be left without it, occasioning an even larger spike in deaths. Newsom indicated that four of the five regions, including Southern California, would be under the 15% ICU threshold by early this month.
Los Angeles County had only 122 such beds left as of Wednesday Imperial County had only two ICU beds available on Thursday and counties in the state’s Central Valley. The stay-at-home order, which goes into effect on Saturday, will apply to regions where ICU capacity falls under 15%. The lockdown divides the state into 5 regions: Northern California, Southern California, the San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area and greater Sacramento.
On Thursday, Newsom said he was “pulling an emergency brake,” announcing a “regional” stay-at-home order in California based on a region’s available intensive care unit capacity. Gavin Newsom Announces 'Regional' Stay-At-Home Order Will Go Into Effect Saturday
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