LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The same day that the Board of Supervisors voted to pass the first reading of an ordinance to enforce COVID-19 Public Health orders, more than a dozen new cases of the virus were confirmed.
Total cases rose to 253 on Tuesday, an increase of 13 over the previous day, as the results of another 259 tests were reported, according to the Public Health COVID-19 dashboard.
The total active cases – those being monitored by Public Health – on Tuesday numbered 30, with 221 recovered, no current hospitalizations and two deaths, the dashboard showed.
Statewide, about 586,000 cases and more than 10,600 deaths were reported by county Public Health departments across California as of Tuesday night.
The California Department of Public Health said local health departments have reported 26,676 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 137 deaths statewide.
On Tuesday night, Lake’s neighboring counties reported the following caseloads: Colusa, 396 cases, five deaths; Glenn, 396 cases, three deaths; Mendocino, 478 cases, 10 deaths; Napa, 1,129 cases, 11 deaths; Sonoma, 3,825 cases, 51 deaths; and Yolo, 1,898 cases, 45 deaths.
Lake County’s tests on Tuesday totaled 8,036. The California Department of Public Health reported there have been 9,186,279 tests conducted in the state, an increase of 187,926 over the prior 24-hour reporting period.
Lake County’s increase in cases was reported as the Board of Supervisors was discussing an ordinance to enforce Public Health order requirements, including masking and social distancing.
After a lengthy hearing, the board passed the ordinance’s first reading in a 3-2 vote, with Rob Brown and Bruno Sabatier voting no.
The second reading of the ordinance is set for Aug. 18.
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