Stay-at-home order for Greater Sacramento region extended

On Apr 20, 2022

HAPPEN BEFORE THAT TREND IS REVERSED. MELANIE: THERE’S A REASON THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION WON’T HAVE ITS CURRENT STAY-AT-HOME ORDER LIFTED. WE’RE DEFINITELY HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. MELANIE: THE MOST RECENT, STATE-RELEASED ICU CAPACITY NUMBERS SHOW THE REGION WHICH INCLUDES ALPINE, AMADOR, BUTTE, COLUSA, EL DORADO, NEVADA, PLACER, PLUMAS, SACRAMENTO, SIERRA, SUTTER, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES TOOK A BIG STEP BACK IN RECENT DAY ICU BEDS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS ARE BECOMMING MORE SCARCE. SO, PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES WITH HOPES OF A LOOSENING OF RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE BACK ON DECEMBER 10 WILL HAVE TO WAIT. YOLO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER DR. AIMEE SISSON BELEIVES HOLDING THE LINE IS NECESSARY IN HER COUNTY AND THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION IT’S A PART OF. THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS THAT’S STILL IN THE COMMUNITY, OUR CASE RATES ARE STILL HIGH, OUR TEST POSITIVITY IS STILL HIGH, OU HOSPITALS DON’T HAVE A LOT OF BEDS. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LOOSEN THE RESTRICTIONS. MELANIE: THE NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING NOW, DR. SISSON SAYS, WILL PROBABLY GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER. TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, WE’RE GOING TO START SEEING ANOTHER INCREASE IN CASES, ANOTHER SURGE. AND THEN PROBABLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, SEEING AN IMPACT ON OUR HOSPITALS. MELANIE: AND AS DR. SISSION DESCRIBES, THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. THAT’S A GIVEN BECAUSE THOSE EXPOSURES HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED. WHAT WE CAN DO IS CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR FROM TODAY FORWARD AND THAT WILL — THAT MORE DISTANT FUTURE IS WHAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT. MELANIE: IT’LL MEAN STAYING HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, MINIMIZING EXPOSURE TO PEOPLE FROM OTHER HOUSEHOLDS, QUICK SHOPPING TRIPS, UTILIZING CURBSIDE SERVICES. WE’RE MAKING SACRIFICES THIS YEAR, THIS MONTH, SO THAT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM NOW WE C RETURN TO A TIME THAT LOOKS A LOT MORE LIKE NORMAL ONCE WE HAVE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION VACCINATED. MELANIE: DR. SISSION SAYS SHE REALIZES PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ASKING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE AND THAT GOVERNMEN DOESN’T ALWAYS BACK PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED SO THEY CAN STAY HOME, BUT SHE SAYS THERE’S HOPE ON THE HORIZON. THERE IS HOPE WE WON’T HAVE TO DO THIS FOREVER, BUT WE CAN’T STOP NOW. MELANIE: IN SACRAMENTO, MELANIE WINGO, KCRA 3 NEWS. BRITTANY: ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ONCE A REGION’S FOUR-WEEK ICU PROJECTION SHO

ICU capacity in region drops to 6.9% on Saturday

The Greater Sacramento region’s stay-at-home order was officially extended on Saturday, state health officials announced. “The Greater Sacramento Region remains under the order because the area’s four-week projected ICU capacity does not meet the criteria to exit the order,” the California Department of Public Health said in its daily release of COVID-19 numbers.Hospital intensive care unit capacity dropped to 6.9% on Saturday in the Greater Sacramento Region, below the 15% threshold needed to end the regional lockdown.”The amount of virus that’s still in the community, our case rates are still high, our test positivity is still high. Our hospitals don’t have a lot of beds. Now is not the time to loosen restrictions,” said Dr. Aimee Sisson, Yolo County Public Health Officer.Sisson told KCRA 3 that COVID-19 numbers will probably get worse before they get better.”Two weeks from now, we’re gonna start seeing another increase in cases, another surge. And then probably two weeks after that, seeing an impact on our hospitals,” she said.Sisson adds, however, that residents of the Greater Sacramento region can still change their behavior to stop the spread of COVID and increase ICU capacity.”What we can do is change our behavior from today forward, and that will, that more distant future is what we have an opportunity to impact,” Sisson said.Sisson acknowledges that public health officials have been asking a lot of people in California, and that the government doesn’t always back people with the resources they need to stay home, but she is urging residents to not get discouraged.”There is hope we won’t have to do this forever, but we can’t stop now,” she said.| MORE | 3 things to know: Greater Sacramento Region stay-at-home order likely extendedThe decision to extend the order is based on a four-week projection made by a team of scientists, statisticians and epidemiologists.Experts review the data from the day the order was set to be lifted, and determine whether the region’s ICU capacity is expected to dip below 15%.However, after an extension of the order, data is reviewed twice weekly. The order may be lifted if the four-week projection of ICU capacity is more than 15%, according to Sacramento County Public Health…

Stay-at-home order for Greater Sacramento region extended

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