The state provided its weekly update yesterday, and Ventura County is still in the purple tier because of the high number of new COVID-19 cases in the county. To move to the red tier, Ventura County must operate within the red tier criteria for two consecutive weeks. That means that the soonest Ventura County can move to the red tier is now October 6.

According to the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the state will report the color tier for each county every Tuesday. Additional categories of businesses will be allowed to reopen, and open businesses will be allowed to have higher occupancies, as Ventura County moves to better tiers.

Ventura County health officials report the number of cases every weekday afternoon at www.venturacountyrecovers.org. To progress to the red tier, Ventura County must report in the red tier for two consecutive weeks, which translates to approximately 60 new COVID-19 diagnoses per day, for a two-week period. For reference, Ventura County averaged 77 new COVID-19 cases per day over the past four days.

To see what can types of businesses can open in the different tiers, visit covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/ and select Ventura County and your business type.

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