Press Release

Governor Gavin Newsom announced today in his live briefing that due to an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that he is rolling back the state’s reopening.

Effective July 13, 2020,

ALL counties must close indoor operations in these sectors:

Dine-in restaurants
Wineries and tasting rooms
Movie theaters
Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades)
Zoos and museums
Cardrooms

Additionally, bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close all operations both indoor and outdoor statewide. Counties that have remained on the County Monitoring List for 3 consecutive days will be required to shut down the following industries or activities unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pick-up.

Fitness centers
Worship services
Protests
Offices for non-essential sectors
Personal care services, like nail salons, body waxing and tattoo parlors
Hair salons and barbershops
Malls

Although Santa Cruz County is not currently on the monitoring list, with our current trend, I anticipate we will join our neighboring counties in the next two weeks,” said Santa Cruz County Health Officer, Dr. Gail Newel.

The community can help reverse this trend by doing the following:

Wash your hands
Keep 6 feet of distance from those not in your household
Wear a face covering
Don’t gather in groups
Get tested if you have symptoms

For local information on COVID-19, go to www.santacruzhealth.org/coronavirus, call 211 or text “COVID19” to 211211. Residents may also call (831) 454-4242 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.