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Alameda County moved to California’s purple tier as COVID-19 cases and test positivity rise
Summary
County health officer Dr. Moss reported a sharp recent rise in COVID-19 cases and test positivity and said state recalculation moved Alameda County into the purple tier effective 12:01 a.m., which will curtail many indoor activities and prompt updated local guidance.
Dr. Moss, Alameda County’s health officer, told the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 17 that county case counts and test positivity have risen sharply in recent days, reporting 25,872 cumulative cases and 490 deaths as of Nov. 16. He said hospitalization indicators are increasing and that the state placed Alameda County into the purple (most restrictive) tier using more recent data and a shortened assessment window.
"We were on the threshold of the red and purple tier, and given day-over-day…
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