Cases per 100k will be close to or slightly over 4, right at or above the 3.9 threshold for the "orange" tier. Could be a couple more weeks in "red" if this is the case.
Yep, as predicted. Unless whatever "adjustment" the state is doing in relation to testing numbers brings it below 4, although I doubt even that will be enough. OCs numbers last week and so far this week are trending up, so if we are thinking we might have to wait until the county moves to orange tier for the parks to open, we might be in for a long wait. At this point, we are close to a case rate of 5 per 100k again over the last few days.
Let's just hope that the theme park guidelines are TRULY separate from the tiers.
On another note, apparently the state quietly issued COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND guidelines this morning and one of our city council members posted about it on FB. The state guidelines are pretty strict, considering we are talking about outdoor activity here.
1. Masks are required
2. Do not allow members of different family groups to come within 6ft distance and do not use playgrounds if this requirement cannot be met
3.no eating or drinking on the playground
4. Wash/sanitize hands before and after using playground
5. Elderly people and those with compromised immune systems should avoid playgrounds
6. Caregivers must ensure that children from different households maintain 6ft distance at all times
7. Limit playground usage to 30 minutes
8. Do not exceed posted capacity limit of playground
This seems really excessive to me and if the state is being this strict about playgrounds, I really wonder what they will come up with for theme parks and other places like water parks (Great Wolf lodge, etc).