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State Updates Blueprint to Allow Additional Activities for a Safe and Sustainable Reopening

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SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated public health guidance in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy to allow for additional safe and sustainable reopening activities in the state.

Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries

Beginning March 13, breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals may open outdoors only with modifications in the Purple (widespread) and Red (substantial) tiers. The modifications include ensuring that patrons have reservations and patrons observe a 90-minute time limit. Service for on-site consumption must end by 8 p.m. (Previously, and through March 12, breweries and distilleries not serving meals were closed in the Purple and Red tiers).

In the Orange (moderate) Tier, indoor operations may begin with 25 percent of maximum capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. In the Yellow (minimal) tier, indoor operations may increase to 50 percent of maximum capacity or 200 people, whichever is fewer.

The updated guidance does not apply to breweries, wineries and distilleries that provide meals. Those establishments should continue to follow the restaurant guidance.

Bars

Beginning March 13, bars that do not serve meals remain closed in the Purple (widespread) and Red (substantial) tiers. In the Orange (moderate) tier, bars may begin outdoor operations with modifications. In the Yellow (minimal) tier, bars may begin indoor operations with modifications of 25 percent maximum capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer.

Overnight Sleepaway Camps

Beginning June 1, overnight sleepaway camps will be allowed to resume with modifications in the Red, Orange and Yellow tiers.

More information about these updates, and which activities are allowed in the various tiers, is here.

Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today

  • California has 3,516,862 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed.

  • There were 3,184 newly recorded confirmed cases Wednesday.

  • The 7-day positivity rate is 2.4% and the 14-day positivity rate is 2.3%.

  • There have been 50,316,151 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 92,180 during the prior 24-hour reporting period.

  • As case numbers continue to rise in California, the total number of individuals who will have serious outcomes will also increase. There have been 54,891 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

  • As of March 11, providers have reported administering a total of 10,988,301 vaccine doses statewide. The CDC reports that 15,066,380 doses have been delivered to entities within the state, and 15,426,105 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped. Numbers do not represent true day-to-day change as reporting may be delayed.

Tracking Variants

Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been identified globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. These genetic mutations are expected, and some emerge and then disappear, while others persist or become common. Most variants do not have a meaningful impact. Public health becomes concerned about a variant when it affects COVID-19 transmission, severity, testing, treatment or vaccine effectiveness. Get more information on the variants CDPH is currently monitoring.

Blueprint for a Safer Economy

With the Regional Stay at Home Order rescinded statewide as of January 25, all counties are now under the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and color-coded tiers that indicate which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity.

Blueprint Summary (as of March 9)

  • 34 counties in the Purple (widespread) Tier
  • 20 counties in the Red (substantial) Tier
  • 3 counties in Orange (moderate) Tier
  • 1 county in the Yellow (minimal) Tier

 

Blueprint tiers are updated weekly on Tuesdays. Find the status of activities in specific counties.