Vallejo City Hall will be closed to the public until at least March because of a spike in COVID cases.
The state positivity rate is now at 12.9%, according to theThere are a reportedly 37,673 new cases with a total of 5,135,071 COVID-19 cases.1,194 ICU patients, up 115California's COVID positivity rate now 11.2%Here in California, the test positivity rate is now in the double digits, at 11.2%. Remember, before Christmas it was around 5%. The week of Thanksgiving, it hovered around 2%.
Previously, fully vaccinated public speakers and performers, and fully vaccinated groups of 100 or fewer people were allowed to remove their face coverings under controlled conditions.Santa Clara Co. health officials issued a health order requiring up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for workers in certain higher-risk settings in light of the rapid surge in cases due to the omicron variant.
Skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, adult day care facilities, and memory care facilitiesJails and other correctional facilitiesContra Costa County has mandated booster shots for first responders and other at-risk workers. The order will take effect on January 10. Workers who don't get the booster shot will have to test weekly for COVID. The mandate covers law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel as well as workers in homeless shelters.
Fauci also sought to ease concerns about the availability of at-home tests. Demand for those tests spiked during the holiday season, as worries about omicron grew and families took precautions before gathering.