This afternoon, state health officials announced that Ventura County has been officially moved from the Purple Tier to the Red Tier. Highlights of what can now be re-opened, moved indoors, and expanded include:

The CA Department of Public Health has published a list of what is allowed in each tier, and you can also visit covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/ to search for the status and specific rules/regulations for any specific type of business.

Many business types are limited to a percentage of capacity allowed indoors. This is based on Fire Code occupancy limits. Large businesses can find their occupancy limits on signs above main entrance doors, but businesses with occupancy limits below 50 people are not required to have the signs. If you do not have a sign, call the Ventura County Fire Department Fire Prevention Team at (805) 389-9738 to obtain your capacity.

Yes. The City's Outdoor Dining Permits and Outdoor Commercial Services Permits remain valid even as Ventura County progresses into the Red Tier.

For Ventura County to move from the red tier to the orange tier, it must operate within orange tier levels for two consecutive weeks and have remained in red tier for a minimum of three weeks. If COVID-19 diagnoses increase significantly in Ventura County and we fail to stay within red tier limits for two weeks, Ventura County could move back into the purple tier. State health officials will continue to publish county-by-county figures on a weekly basis, every Tuesday.

Ventura County health officials will also continue to report the number of new COVID-19 cases every weekday afternoon at www.venturacountyrecovers.org.

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