Poised To Receive the News Today, Riverside County Qualified, Ready To Open A Lot of Businesses, Nail Salons, Movie Theatres…more

Poised To Receive the News Today, Tuesday September 22, 2020, Riverside County Can Continue To Progress from Tier 1 ( Purple) to Tier 2 ( Red) and Lots More Openings in the Coachella Valley!

Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its positivity and adjusted case rates.

At a minimum, counties must remain in a tier for at least 3 weeks before moving forward.

Riverside has been in Tier 1 for 3 weeks.

Data is reviewed weekly and tiers are updated on Tuesdays. To move forward, a county must meet the next tier’s criteria for two consecutive weeks.

Riverside County has qualified for the next more lenient Tier 2 having met criteria for two consecutive weeks for adjusted case and positivity rates

If a county’s metrics worsen for two consecutive weeks, it will be assigned a more restrictive tier. Public health officials are constantly monitoring data and can step in if necessary.

The county is currently in the most restrictive “purple” tier ( Tier 1) but county officials tell TodaysCalifornia.com that with our positivity and case rates on a steady decline recently, they expect a move to the less restrictive “red” tier as soon as Tuesday.

“I think it tells us that things are getting better in some ways. The virus is still out there no doubt about that. The one thing is that people we believe have been taking our messaging to heart they’ve been wearing the masks, they’ve been social distancing, they’ve been staying home when they can, that’s fantastic,” said County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr.

The county is currently below two key metrics New Cases and Positivity Rates for the last two weeks

What changes from Tier 1 to Tier 2?

Restaurants indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

All retail indoors (max 50% capacity)

Shopping centers indoors (max 50% capacity, closed common areas)

Museums, zoos, and aquariums indoors (max 25% capacity)

Places of worship indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

Movie theaters indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

Gyms and fitness centers indoors (max 10% capacity)

Restaurants indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

All retail indoors (max 50% capacity)

Shopping centers indoors (max 50% capacity, closed common areas)

Places of worship indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

Movie theaters indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)

Gyms and fitness centers indoors (max 10% capacity)

Schools can reopen for in-person classes without a waiver.

Five (5) Schools in the Coachella Valley were able to reopen in-person due to a waiver in Tier 1 ( Putple). Schools had to demonstrate they are able to operate safely before the waiver was approved.

Coachellavalley.com will update you with more details when the announcement comes down!

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