New coronavirus outbreaks reported at Foster Farms poultry processing plants, A union official called a new coronavirus outbreak at a Foster Farms poultry plant in Livingston, Calif., a “sequel to a real-life horror story.”. They also noted they are not asking for approval "at this time" from the state, rather for consideration in three weeks. He said a plan was being prepared that could involve $15 million to $20 million. While each county may have different restrictions, it is important to stay home as much as possible. They said that even if the new region is approved, they would continue to network with hospitals across Southern California and share resources. But the state's new regional stay-at … COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ventura County again leap to new record as ICU capacity falls, California issues stay-at-home order alert, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Lopez: Maybe we should ask prison inmates who scammed state benefits agency to take it over. A November Pew poll said 60% of adults indicated they would be vaccinated. Ventura County officials said later Ghaly's comment came before he had seen letters formally outlining the proposal from the three counties. While the new COVID restrictions and allowable activities mirror those issued by Los Angeles County last week, the language and messaging is far stronger than before. New COVID-19 rules mean indoor malls such as South Coast Plaza must reduce their capacity to 25%. New COVID-19 rules mean indoor malls such as South Coast Plaza must reduce their capacity to … After “a gloomy COVID winter,” widespread vaccination will bring years of robust growth to California’s economy, the UCLA Anderson forecast says. "We need to help our community.". The looming shadow of a COVID-19 lockdown in Ventura County spawned concerns Friday about layoffs and businesses forced to shut down again. Ventura County was among several counties on Tuesday to advance to the less restrictive red tier in California's color-coded classification system. The result of the actions taken Monday shift Orange, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties from the second-most restrictive red tier into the most restrictive purple tier. Ventura County qualifies for the most restrictive tier — purple. A revised Ventura County public health order extends quarantine and social distancing requirements to June 14 but also eliminates special restrictions on people 70 and older and … Several UC chancellors call for tuition increase amid pandemic-fueled budget crisis. That’s what L.A. is paying in a bid to house the homeless. Why is that metric important? County officials argued the three counties often work together and have approached aspects of the COVID pandemic in a similar manner. More than 15,000 … L.A. County coronavirus surges hit upscale suburbs as well as the inner city. In hospitals across Ventura County, ICU capacity fell as low as 9.1% this week before improving on Tuesday. Timeline: How long until the COVID-19 vaccine gets to the general public? As the pandemic throws University of California campuses into financial crisis, some chancellors say it’s time to begin talking about a tuition increase. California faces new wave of restrictions and business limitations amid coronavirus surge. $130,000 for an 8-foot-by-8-foot shed? "We are concerned the high prevalence of disease in the large Southern California counties will prevent our three counties from exiting the (stay-at-home order)," public health leaders from the three counties said in their letter to the state. "They don't want to give that information," he said. He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot, a Times Community News publication in Orange County, and before that wrote for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Counties in the purple tier (ranked by population): Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. County officials said the proposed new region would not affect how ICU patients are transferred from one hospital to another. Ventura County businesses staring down host of new restrictions Free Access California is tightening its grip on residents and businesses in response to a recent surge in COVID-19-related hospitalizations around the state. The push-and-pull drama over school reopenings reaches fever pitch in L.A. and Orange counties. Ventura County officials expressed concern whether the 15% mark could be reached and sustained across their current region. Officials also asserted local data suggests spread of the virus is not coming from the operation of businesses that carefully follow COVID protocols. A November survey found 60% of American adult respondents said they are willing to get vaccinated. When the order ends, counties still face restrictions as part of the state's color-coded tier system. Wedding receptions are currently banned statewide.• Non-grocer retail stores, indoor malls and libraries are now open to 25% capacity instead of 50% capacity; grocery store capacity remains the same and remains open at 50%.• Museums, zoos and aquariums must close indoor operations and can open only outdoors. “We feel we would be able to better serve our community.”. Please consider a digital subscription to The Star so we can continue doing this important work. Powers said the county government would not wait for federal assistance before reaching out with more assistance. COVID-19 spikes spill into dozens of L.A. County communities in the San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, the Westside and central L.A. Get ready for another roaring ’20s, UCLA economic forecast predicts. "It's at least a positive step forward," said Drew Pletcher, co-owner of the Oak & Iron cocktail bar in Thousand Oaks, noting a long lockdown could devastate businesses. Luke Money is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. Find your county’s COVID-19 website for more details. With ICU beds dwindling and students suffering in online learning, L.A. groups file litigation seeking in-person teaching; Orange County teachers plead for a campus shutdown. Over the seven-day period ending Sunday, the state averaged 7,985 cases per day, up 89.7% from just two weeks ago, according to The Times’ coronavirus tracker. Gavin Newsom’s decision Monday to apply the “emergency brake” amid a surge in coronavirus cases will mean major changes in some Southern California counties — notably Ventura and Orange. They said outdoor activity is OK but said gatherings are not. Editor's note: The Star is making this story free to readers due to public health concerns related to coronavirus. Now officials must build trust around vaccine in the community, Peterson: The lack of help for our restaurants is a national disgrace. Public health officials are anxiously tracking the capacity of intensive care units as coronavirus case numbers surge. A South Korean study raises concerns that six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe from the coronavirus. The Bay Area native is a graduate of UC Berkeley and started at the Los Angeles Times in 2004. More: COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ventura County again leap to new record as ICU capacity falls. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. • Indoor dining rooms at restaurants must close, although restaurants can offer delivery and takeout service.• Indoor gyms, dance and yoga studios must now operate outdoors only.• Movie theaters can no longer operate indoors.• Houses of worship can no longer hold in-person indoor services but can host in-person services outdoors.• Wedding ceremonies and funerals must occur outdoors only. California breaks single-day record for new COVID-19 cases amid sweeping new restrictions. "We want to do the right thing but at the same time we don’t want to go under.". Levin also cited a September Pew research poll that suggested only 51% of adult respondents said they would get a COVID vaccine. Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties were already in the most restrictive purple tier, so there is no immediate change in those areas. Ghaly expressed confidence the lockdown will bring dramatic results in Southern California and other regions, citing gains made elsewhere in the world where lockdowns have been instituted. Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chairperson Kelly Long said Tuesday the new region would allow the county to safely reopen businesses. "We really feel strongly that being in such a large region, we might be stuck," said Ventura County Public Health Director Rigoberto Vargas, noting the fate would be different in a three-county region. Confidence in the coronavirus vaccine rose from 65% to 75% between September and November. Please consider a digital subscription to The Star so we can continue doing this important work. As of Thursday, there were 3,850 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in L.A. County, including 856 in ICU beds — both records. What you need to know: California issues stay-at-home order alert. COVID-19 restrictions are closing many L.A. restaurants. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As California hospitals struggle with an influx of mounting COVID-19 cases, state officials imposed a new "stay home" order … Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus’ spread indoors. All three areas are now part of a massive Southern California region that includes 11 counties and more 23 million people. U.S. officials say the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, three days after FDA emergency approval. The plan also brought letters of support from city leaders in Thousand Oaks and Camarillo. Ventura County supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to back the proposed new region in an attempt to increase ICU capacity calculations and allow new business restrictions to expire sooner. COVID-19 hospitalizations spawned more records and anxiety Monday. In San Luis Obispo County, COVID-19 patients took up four of the area’s 53 ICU beds, though the data did not specify how many other beds were being used by those without the coronavirus. If you must travel over Thanksgiving, here’s how to minimize the risk, COVID-19 hit Latinos hard. County leaders also promised more financial assistance for small businesses wounded by the lockdown. Coronavirus numbers for inmates soar across the state. Regions whose ICU capacity drops below 15% will trigger the new restrictions, requiring several businesses, including hair salons, to close. Health officials expect Ventura County to face new restrictions after Gov. Regions face the stay-at-home order when their collective ICU capacities dip below 15%. Bone Kettle, a small family-run restaurant, refuses to go down without a fight. VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — Gov. As designed, the plan would begin after the initial three-week stay at home order that began Sunday, Ventura would be grouped with Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Levin suggested people tell themselves, "it’s just better than I stay home and not have anyone in my home.”. The … 60% Of Americans Would Get A COVID-19 Vaccine. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. That is if a "vaccine to prevent COVID-19 were available today" says Business Insider. California's health secretary said Tuesday the state won't approve a new three-county Central Coast region that local officials said would almost certainly bring a quicker end to the COVID lockdown in Ventura County. "My guess is they don’t want to inconvenience (their contacts) by having to be quarantined.". Ventura County could advance to a less restrictive COVID-19 tier in California's reopening framework next week. "At the moment we don't have an intention to make a change to the region," Ghaly told reporters Tuesday. The rolling metric hasn’t been this high since mid-August, and it is a far cry from just a month ago, when the seven-day average of new cases dipped below 3,000. New COVID-19 rules limit indoor dining, gyms, churches in O.C., Ventura County and beyond. We have developed this COVID-19 webpage to share the latest updates and information connected with City services and to provide important resources for seniors, businesses, and the community during this dynamic situation. We are working closely with Ventura County Public Health Officials to ensure our community receives credible information and guidance during this time. If you do go out, stay 6 feet away from others who are not in your household and wear a mask or face covering. We’re just being more nimble,” said Long. Weekly coronavirus cases have doubled in the last month around California. The state announcement a rollback in business reopenings amid the steepest rise in coronavirus cases that California has seen. This story was updated Thursday to include a reaction from Ventura County officials. U.S. officials say COVID-19 vaccine will start arriving in states Monday. A letter by Long will also be sent. Public health officials also urged people to follow the stay-at-home order. That means indoor dining at restaurants and indoor gyms must shut down and move to outdoor operations, and houses of worship holding services indoors must revert to virtual or outdoor services. But changes in the current region setup are not likely to be sanctioned by the state, according to California Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. Ventura County officials say the new region's collective capacity is already far above the benchmark — above 30% according to calculations on Monday driven by impressive capacities in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Ventura County qualifies for the most restrictive tier — purple. He said the state didn't want to jeopardize that support system. Ghaly asserted the regions were designed to make sure hospitals could share resources and help each other out if ICU capacities in some communities were overwhelmed. Supervisors voted to send state officials a letter written by public health officials at all three counties backing the plan. Plans to employ the minimalist structures, known as ‘tiny homes,’ have blossomed into expensive development projects. Ventura County wants to band together with two other counties - Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo - to create a smaller 'Central Coast' region that could possibly exclude them from restrictions imposed on Southern California. Ventura County saw 433 new COVID-19 cases and one new death over the weekend, officials said Monday, as the region was plunged back into California's most restrictive tier starting at midnight. Here’s a timeline of when the general public can expect to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. A close-up look at how hard it is to keep a little family restaurant going in a pandemic. "This is insane. L.A. County at ‘catastrophic’ COVID-19 levels, with 13,815 new cases and more than 500,000 total. Maybe we should ask the prison inmates who scammed state unemployment benefits to run the Employment Development Department. That brings the total number of … Out of a group of 471 people who recently tested positive for the virus, only 18 contacts were identified, Levin said, suggesting the number should have been more than 400. 5 days ago. Your local health department may have additional restrictions. Reach him at tom.kisken@vcstar.com or 805-437-0255. Some business owners praised the plan, too. Many businesses in those counties will have to suspend or severely limit their indoor operations. They noted a business grant program launched earlier in the pandemic provided a total of $19.34 million to 3,868 recipients. Ventura County's capacity rate has been driven by rocketing hospitalization rates and stood at 12.1% Tuesday, according to state data. Capacity in the Southern California region was 10.1% Tuesday. Across Ventura County, 140 patients received hospital care for the virus in a … Since October, Ventura County has been on the state's red tier of COVID-19 restrictions. Willingness to get a vaccine varies widely among different racial and ethnic groups. "This is common sense," she said. Levin expressed hope the people who didn't identify contacts are reaching out to people who may be exposed. Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. “We’re not going rogue. "Our hospitals are being strained," said Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers, adding the ICU capacity numbers will likely increase more as area hospitals adjust to modifications in the state formula for identifying available and staffed beds. Rong-Gong Lin II is a metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, Ventura County was in the most restrictive purple tier, when the virus is considered “widespread” and many businesses cannot host customers indoors. Once the changes go into effect Tuesday, roughly 94% of Californians will live in counties placed in the strictest purple category of the state’s reopening roadmap. Orange County and the rest of Southern California will fall under sweeping new health restrictions Sunday night due ... Barbara and Ventura ... to the restrictions. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that Washington’s statewide COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings … Outdoor playgrounds may also open if they are operated by city, state, county, or federal government. Officials are trying to slow this latest spike while minimizing further business closures. Ventura County issued its first public health order on March 17 when it asked residents age 75 and older to isolate at home. These efforts need cross-sector and broad partnerships to succeed. He said people who test positive have become increasingly reluctant to identify others who may have been exposed to them. After the initial three weeks, the length of the order is determined by projections of whether the region can keep ICU capacity at or above 15% for the next four weeks. By comparison, the proposed new region encompasses about 1.5 million people. San Diego County reported 2,039 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, with 791 coronavirus patients hospitalized, including 216 in intensive care — all records. Coronavirus outbreaks are hitting more than a dozen prisons across the state, as community medical systems teeter on the brink of capacity. But a rise in cases may mean the region may backtrack to the most restrictive purple tier. We can’t afford to be part of that movement,” he said, urging vaccinations that could start to become available in Ventura this month but might not reach the mass population until May or June. Ventura County added 1,289 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, a record, while hospitalizations also hit a new high. Gov. Supervisors in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties also voted Tuesday to support the plan. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM: To see more stories like this, subscribe here. Dr. Robert Levin, Ventura County public health officer, offered similar hope but also said new barriers have emerged. 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