Here's a look at ICU capacity in California: Where the 5 regions stand
Updated: 8:21 PM PST Jan 15, 2021
Here's a look at ICU capacity in California: Where the 5 regions stand
Updated: 8:21 PM PST Jan 15, 2021
MANTECA. TY: THANK YOU. IT IS BACK TO WORK -- WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE U.S. DAILY HIGH. TONI: IT IS BACK TO WORK FOR RESTAURANTS, SALONS, AND OTHER BUSINESSES. TEO TORRES IS WORKING FROM HOME AND JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON THE END OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER RULES. TEO: GOOD MORNING. THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THE SACRAMENT TO REGION, BUT NOT THE CASE FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS. THE STATE REPORTED 36,000 CASES MONDAY. THIS ALSO SHOWS UPS AND DOWNS EVERY MONTH. THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE IS 41,000 CASES PER DAY. THE HOSPITAL NUMBERS ARE LEVELING OFF. STATEWIDE, 21,000 ARE IN THE HOSPITAL, 4800 IN THE ICU. THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE RATES OVER THE PAST MONTH AND OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED IT IS NO LONGER RISING RAPIDLY. NOW TO THE KEY FACTOR, ICU BED AVAILABILITY. WHILE STILL AT 9% IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION, THE ORDERS ARE BASED ON PROJECTIONS. APPARENTLY THAT MUST BE ABOVE 15%. IN THESE 14 COUNTIES STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ENDED LAST NIGHT, REJOINING THE NORTH STATE COUNTIES THAT NEVER ENTERED THE ORDER. FOR MORE ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUSINESSES, BRIAN HICKEY JOINS US LIVE IN SACRAMENTO. BRIAN: GOOD MORNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT LATE AFTERNOON THAT THE SACRAMENTO REGION WAS DROPPING OUT OF THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER AND GOING INTO THE PURPLE TIER. EARLIER IN THE DAY THEY TOLD WE WERE STAYING IN THAT. A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT HAD BEEN LIMITED OR SHUT DOWN, IT WAS GOOD NEWS FOR THEM. THE GOVERNOR MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND IT CAME AS QUITE A SURPRISE FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAD BEEN TOLD TO STAY HOME. THE HEALTH OFFICER, DR. MARK GHALY, SAID WHILE MANY AREAS WERE SEEING HIGH NUMBERS OF COVID CASES, THE TREND OR PROJECTION IS SLOWING AND THOSE ARE LOOKING MORE FAVORABLE. BY LAST NIGHT SOME RESTAURANTS HAD CALLED IN EMPLOYEES AND REOPENED OUTDOOR SPACES. IT WAS A WELCOME CHANGE FOR WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS ALIKE, WHO UP UNTIL THEN ONLY HAD TAKEOUT OPTIONS. >> 2020 SHOWED US THAT SHUTTING DOWN AND REOPENING SHUTTING DOWN -- I’M GIVING PROPS TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ADAPT SO QUICKLY. BRIAN: HERE IS WHAT IS AND IS NOT ALLOWED. PLACES OF WORSHIP, RESTAURANTS, GYMS, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS, MUSEUMS, AND ZOOS CAN OPERATE OUTSIDE. BARS, PUBS, BREWERIES CAN OPERATE OUTDOORS IF THEY OFFER SIT-DOWN MEALS. RETAIL STORES, MALLS, HAIR SALONS, BARBERSHOPS, NO SALONS, AND PERSONAL CARE FOR SERVICE CAN OPERATE INDOORS AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW GUIDELINES. A STEP IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION AFTER THE SHUTDOWN THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. BRIAN HICKEY, KCRA 3 NEWS. TONI: THANK YOU. THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONS REMAIN IN CRISIS. RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE WORST OUTBREAKS IN THE STATE. HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTED MORE THAN 11,500 NEW CASES YESTERDAY. THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WAS AT 133%. ONE HOSPITAL HAD TO CONVERT A STORAGE ROOM INTO A CRITICAL-CARE ROOM AND ANOTHER HAD TO CONVERT THE CAFETERIA. ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE HAVE THE VIRUS AND AT ONE HOSPITAL, IT IS CLOSER TO ONE IN THREE. >> WE ARE SEEING OUR POSITIVITY RATE OF OUR TESTING AT OVER 30%. >> IT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SAID COULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE NOT CAREFUL. TONI: IF THE PROJECTIONS HOLD TRUE, DOCTORS EXPECT TO SEE TWICE AS MANY PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL IN THE COMING MONTHS. PROGRESS CONTINUES TO BE MADE IN THE VACCINE ADMINISTRATION EFFORT ACCORDING TO THE CDC. NATIONWIDE, WITH A 27 MILLION VACCINE DOSES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. JUST OVER 9 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE. THAT MEANS 18 MILLION DOSES, OR TWO THIRDS, ARE SITTING IN FREEZERS. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT CALIFORNIA. THE STATE RECEIVED MORE THAN 3.2 MILLION VACCINES. 816,000 CALIFORNIANS HAVE RECEIVED THE FIRST DOSE. THAT VACCINATION R
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Here's a look at ICU capacity in California: Where the 5 regions stand
Updated: 8:21 PM PST Jan 15, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new stay-at-home order that's triggered when the intensive care unit capacity in a region drops below 15%. Unlike previous restrictions in California, the new stay-at-home order focuses on five different regions: Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. The California Department of Public Health is reviewing ICU capacity and says it will provide daily news releases so people can track where their region stands.| MORE | What happens if ICUs in California reach capacity?ICU capacity in each region can also be found on the state's COVID-19 website on the stay-at-home order page.Remaining ICU capacity in the five regions (last updated Jan. 15, 2021)Northern California: 24.0% Bay Area: 3.4% Greater Sacramento: 6.2% San Joaquin Valley: 0% Southern California: 0% When a region's remaining ICU capacity reaches zero, hospitals' surge plans are enacted. Once in effect, the stay-at-home order will stay in place for at least three weeks. After that period, the order will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%, according to the state health department. Can't see the map below? Tap here PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ndGFibGVhdVBsYWNlaG9sZGVyJyBpZD0ndml6MTYwNzM4MzM3ODcwNScgc3R5bGU9J3Bvc2l0aW9uOiByZWxhdGl2ZSc+PG5vc2NyaXB0PjxhIGhyZWY9JyMnPjxpbWcgYWx0PSdyZWdpb25hbCBtYXAgJyBzcmM9J2h0dHBzOiYjNDc7JiM0NztwdWJsaWMudGFibGVhdS5jb20mIzQ3O3N0YXRpYyYjNDc7aW1hZ2VzJiM0NztSNSYjNDc7UjU4UllQM0dUJiM0NzsxX3Jzcy5wbmcnIHN0eWxlPSdib3JkZXI6IG5vbmUnIC8+PC9hPjwvbm9zY3JpcHQ+PG9iamVjdCBjbGFzcz0ndGFibGVhdVZpeicgIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7Jz48cGFyYW0gbmFtZT0naG9zdF91cmwnIHZhbHVlPSdodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnB1YmxpYy50YWJsZWF1LmNvbSUyRicgLz4gPHBhcmFtIG5hbWU9J2VtYmVkX2NvZGVfdmVyc2lvbicgdmFsdWU9JzMnIC8+IDxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdwYXRoJyB2YWx1ZT0nc2hhcmVkJiM0NztSNThSWVAzR1QnIC8+IDxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSd0b29sYmFyJyB2YWx1ZT0neWVzJyAvPjxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdzdGF0aWNfaW1hZ2UnIHZhbHVlPSdodHRwczomIzQ3OyYjNDc7cHVibGljLnRhYmxlYXUuY29tJiM0NztzdGF0aWMmIzQ3O2ltYWdlcyYjNDc7UjUmIzQ3O1I1OFJZUDNHVCYjNDc7MS5wbmcnIC8+IDxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdhbmltYXRlX3RyYW5zaXRpb24nIHZhbHVlPSd5ZXMnIC8+PHBhcmFtIG5hbWU9J2Rpc3BsYXlfc3RhdGljX2ltYWdlJyB2YWx1ZT0neWVzJyAvPjxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdkaXNwbGF5X3NwaW5uZXInIHZhbHVlPSd5ZXMnIC8+PHBhcmFtIG5hbWU9J2Rpc3BsYXlfb3ZlcmxheScgdmFsdWU9J3llcycgLz48cGFyYW0gbmFtZT0nZGlzcGxheV9jb3VudCcgdmFsdWU9J3llcycgLz48cGFyYW0gbmFtZT0ndGFicycgdmFsdWU9J25vJyAvPjxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdsYW5ndWFnZScgdmFsdWU9J2VuJyAvPjxwYXJhbSBuYW1lPSdmaWx0ZXInIHZhbHVlPSdwdWJsaXNoPXllcycgLz48L29iamVjdD48L2Rpdj4gICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSd0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQnPiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgdmFyIGRpdkVsZW1lbnQgPSBkb2N1bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50QnlJZCgndml6MTYwNzM4MzM3ODcwNScpOyAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgdmFyIHZpekVsZW1lbnQgPSBkaXZFbGVtZW50LmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKCdvYmplY3QnKVswXTsgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIGlmICggZGl2RWxlbWVudC5vZmZzZXRXaWR0aCA+IDgwMCApIHsgdml6RWxlbWVudC5zdHlsZS5taW5XaWR0aD0nNzAwcHgnO3ZpekVsZW1lbnQuc3R5bGUubWF4V2lkdGg9JzkyMHB4Jzt2aXpFbGVtZW50LnN0eWxlLndpZHRoPScxMDAlJzt2aXpFbGVtZW50LnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD0nNTI3cHgnO30gZWxzZSBpZiAoIGRpdkVsZW1lbnQub2Zmc2V0V2lkdGggPiA1MDAgKSB7IHZpekVsZW1lbnQuc3R5bGUubWluV2lkdGg9JzcwMHB4Jzt2aXpFbGVtZW50LnN0eWxlLm1heFdpZHRoPSc5MjBweCc7dml6RWxlbWVudC5zdHlsZS53aWR0aD0nMTAwJSc7dml6RWxlbWVudC5zdHlsZS5oZWlnaHQ9JzUyN3B4Jzt9IGVsc2UgeyB2aXpFbGVtZW50LnN0eWxlLndpZHRoPScxMDAlJzt2aXpFbGVtZW50LnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD0nNjI3cHgnO30gICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB2YXIgc2NyaXB0RWxlbWVudCA9IGRvY3VtZW50LmNyZWF0ZUVsZW1lbnQoJ3NjcmlwdCcpOyAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgc2NyaXB0RWxlbWVudC5zcmMgPSAnaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJsaWMudGFibGVhdS5jb20vamF2YXNjcmlwdHMvYXBpL3Zpel92MS5qcyc7ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICB2aXpFbGVtZW50LnBhcmVudE5vZGUuaW5zZXJ0QmVmb3JlKHNjcmlwdEVsZW1lbnQsIHZpekVsZW1lbnQpOyAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA8L3NjcmlwdD4=
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new stay-at-home order that's triggered when the intensive care unit capacity in a region drops below 15%.
Unlike previous restrictions in California, the new stay-at-home order focuses on five different regions: Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.
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The California Department of Public Health is reviewing ICU capacity and says it will provide daily news releases so people can track where their region stands.
| MORE | What happens if ICUs in California reach capacity?
ICU capacity in each region can also be found on the state's COVID-19 website on the stay-at-home order page.
Remaining ICU capacity in the five regions (last updated Jan. 15, 2021)
- Northern California: 24.0%
- Bay Area: 3.4%
- Greater Sacramento: 6.2%
- San Joaquin Valley: 0%
- Southern California: 0%
When a region's remaining ICU capacity reaches zero, hospitals' surge plans are enacted.
Once in effect, the stay-at-home order will stay in place for at least three weeks. After that period, the order will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%, according to the state health department.
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