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Contra Costa County Nearing Red Tier

Indoor dining could be coming soon. Announcement expected this week
By - posted 3/9/2021 No Comment

Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that Contra Costa County is nearing close to moving into the Red Tier. With the new tier, indoor dining would be allowed at 25% capacity.

Contra Costa County would join 5 other Bay Area counties currently in the Red Tier. The county is averaging just under 10 cases per 100,000 people per day; to enter the less restrictive Red Tier, the county will need to average 7 cases per day.

Thankfully cases are going down, and vaccinations are going well. More than 85% of seniors 75 and older have received at least one dose, plus, a new massive vaccination center is coming next week to Diablo Valley College at the San Ramon campus.

Also KRON4 notes that California may relax their requirements with their new equity acceleration system. An update from the state is expected to be announced this week. For now, keep up the good the work: keep masking up and social distancing.

Moving to Tier 2 (Red) allows:

  • Restaurants indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • All retail indoors (max 50% capacity)
  • Shopping centers, swap meets indoors (max 50% capacity, closed common areas, reduced capacity food courts)
  • Personal care services – hair and nail salons, barbershops (open with modifications)
  • Museums, zoos and aquariums (max 25% capacity)
  • Places of worship (max 25% capacity)
  • Movie theaters indoors (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Gyms and fitness centers indoors (max 10% capacity)
  • Family entertainment centers (kart racing, mini-golf, batting cages) outdoors only with modifications

Amusement parks, bars without meal service, bowling alleys, indoor playgrounds, live theater, saunas and steam rooms, nightclubs and festivals are not permitted.

Businesses can find guidelines that apply to their industry on the state’s COVID-19 website.

Small private gatherings are allowed outdoors and indoors with modifications:

  • Masks and physical distancing required
  • No more than three separate households attend (including the host’s)
  • Gatherings should be 2 hours or less
  • Those with symptoms must not attend
  • Those at high risk of severe illness strongly encouraged not to attend
  • Singing, shouting, chanting, cheering, or exercising strongly discouraged outdoors and not permitted indoors

See guidance for gatherings.