On August 28th, Governor Newsom introduced the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a new four tier structure for reducing COVID-19 with revised criteria for loosening and tightening restrictions on activities. This framework replaces the former County Data Monitoring criteria.
Every county in California is assigned to a tier based on its rate of new cases and positivity. At a minimum, counties must remain in a tier for at least 3 weeks before moving forward. Data is reviewed by the State weekly and tiers are updated on Tuesdays. To move forward, a county must meet the next tier’s criteria for two consecutive weeks. If a county’s metrics worsen for two consecutive weeks, it will be assigned a more restrictive tier.
| Indicator | Widespread Tier 1 |
Substantial Tier 2 |
Moderate Tier 3 |
Minimal Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases per 100,000 population per day (7 day average; 7 day lag) |
> 7 | 4 – 7 | 1 – 3.9 | < 1 |
| Positive tests percentage (7 day average; 7 day lag) |
> 8% | 5% – 8% | 2% – 4.9% | < 2% |
How is Sonoma County Doing?
Sonoma County is currently on: Tier 1
To see Sonoma County’s current status and allowable activities for this tier, please visit Blueprint for a Safer Economy
To see trends in the metrics assessed for placement on these tiers, visit the Cases tab on this dashboard.
Sonoma County has separately been collecting and monitoring a number of indicators relevant to the COVID-19 response and has identified triggers (listed below) to quickly reinstitute precautions and restrictions as needed in advance of any state action should local conditions worsen.
State Monitored Indicators
| Indicator | Current Status | Out of Compliance | Consider Implementing Restrictions or Taking Precautionary Measures at | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases per 100,000 population per day (7 day average; 7 day lag) | 8.9 | Yes | >7 | 9/25/2020 |
| Elevated Case Transmission: Seven day testing positivity |
3.8% average 7 day testing positivity | No | >8% | 9/25/2020 |
Additional Indicators
| Indicator | Current Status | Out of Compliance | Consider Implementing Restrictions or Taking Precautionary Measures at | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case rate per 100,000 residents for the past 14 days; 7 day lag | 125 | Yes | >25 | 9/25/2020 |
| Stability of Hospitalizations: Average % daily change in confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations over past week |
0% | No | >5% | 9/26/2020 |
| No more than 20 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations on any single day in past 14 days | Not Met | Yes | >20 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations on a single day in past two weeks | 9/26/2020 |
| Increasing Hospitalizations: Average change >10% in number of confirmed COVID+ patients currently hospitalized |
-4% | No | >10% increase | 9/26/2020 |
| Limited Hospital Capacity: <20% availability of ICU beds |
ICU Beds available: 15.9% | Yes | <20% availability of ICU beds | 9/26/2020 |
| Limited Hospital Capacity: <25% availability of ventilators |
Ventilators available: 78.2% | No | <25% availability of ventilators | 9/26/2020 |
| Case fatality rate/Overall | 1.7% | No | 5% | 9/25/2020 |
| Proportion of cases due to community exposure | 8% | No | 30% | 9/25/2020 |
| Contact tracing staffing | 100 | No | <75 staff or fewer staff than needed to manage contact tracing needs | 9/25/2020 |
| Doubling rate | 48 days | No | < 20 days | 9/21/2020 |
| Avg # tests per day per 100,000 population (7 day average with a 7 day lag) | 233.8 | No | <150 | 9/21/2020 |
| Proportion of cases among adults 65 and older | 11% | No | 21% | 9/25/2020 |
| Number of cases in Skilled Nursing Facilities | 562 | Yes | 5 | 9/21/2020 |
| Number of cases among homeless population | 9 | Yes | 5 | 9/21/2020 |
| PPE supply in hospitals | 3+ day supply | No | <3 day supply | 9/21/2020 |
| PPE supply in Skilled Nursing Facilities | >14 day supply | No | <14 day supply | 9/21/2020 |