San Mateo County Expected To Move Into Orange Tier Next Week

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County is expected to move into the orange tier in the state’s COVID-19 blueprint next week, further loosening restrictions on the reopening of shopping centers, retail stores, places of worship, restaurants, gyms and other indoor operations.

As the county’s adjusted daily case rate per 100,000 people has dipped to 3.0 and its seven-day percent positivity to an average of 1.2 percent, officials are planning for the state to move the county up next Wednesday. Currently, just three of California’s 58 counties are in the orange tier.

San Mateo County moved into the red tier on Feb. 24 after exiting the most restrictive, purple tier.

Also in a news release on Thursday, the county said that health care providers are expected to identify those who will become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Mar. 15, when individuals aged 16 to 64 with certain health conditions can register.

“We expect health care providers to identify those who will become eligible to be vaccinated starting March 15th based on specific medical conditions,” said Dr. Anand Chabra, the county’s COVID-19 vaccination branch chief.

As of Wednesday, 181,504 people have been vaccinated in San Mateo County.

Click here for more information on vaccinations in San Mateo County.