Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for February 9, 2022 includes Most Bay Area Counties to Lift Indoor Mask Mandates Next Week; New Vaccination Mandate for First Responders; California’s Temporary COVID Surge Measures Set to Expire Soon; and updated local COVID-19 data.
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Most Bay Area Counties to Lift Indoor Mask Mandates Next Week
Today, the health officers for 11 local jurisdictions issued a joint statement, confirming indoor face covering guidance for the future. In alignment with the State, the Bay Area counties of Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16. The State’s new guidance will take effect at that time.
The guidance states unvaccinated (or partially vaccinated) individuals over age 2 will continue to be required to wear masks in all indoor public settings. Businesses, venue operators and hosts may determine their own paths forward to protect staff and patrons and may choose to require all patrons to wear masks.
In addition, indoor masking is still required by the State for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, in public transportation; health care settings; congregate settings like correctional facilities and homeless shelters; long term care facilities; and in K-12 schools and childcare settings.
The change aligns with the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) decision to let expire the statewide indoor mask requirement, which was instated on December 15 during the latest COVID-19 surge.
New Vaccination Mandate for First Responders
Marin County personnel in the fields of law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical response must be fully vaccinated and boosted to work in Marin County’s higher-risk settings, according to a new Marin County health order taking effect at 12:01 a.m. on February 10.
Unvaccinated first responders will need to receive their first dose of the COVID vaccine by March 1 and complete their primary series no later than April 15. In addition, personnel will need to be up-to-date with a booster shot within 15 days of becoming booster-eligible to continue working in higher-risk settings and interact with the public. Starting April 15, unvaccinated or unboosted first responders will be prohibited from entering higher-risk settings or interacting with the public in the course of their work unless they have a qualifying exemption. First responders without a medical or religious exemption can no longer “test out” of vaccination requirements.
Recent COVID-19 outbreaks have been traced to unvaccinated first responders, according to Marin County Public Health records. As of February 7, Marin County Public Health was managing multiple, preventable outbreaks in vulnerable, higher-risk settings. Those settings include those in which the first responders work with people who are at higher risk of severe illness, hospitalization, or death from COVID-19, including congregate settings. Among active outbreaks countywide, there is one at the Marin County Jail, nine at skilled nursing facilities (“nursing homes”), nine at residential care facilities for the elderly, and 19 at other group living facilities.
For more information, review the news release or health order.
California’s Temporary COVID Surge Measures Set to Expire Soon
COVID-19 conditions continue to improve across California and the Omicron surge is continuing its downward trend. As a result, the temporary measures the state had put in place are expiring soon, including changes for visiting care facilities, attending large scale events, face coverings and more.
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Additional visitation requirements for long-term facilities expired on 2/7. Visit the CDPH Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings webpage to learn about current visitor guidelines in these settings.
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Definitions for indoor and outdoor mega events will return to pre-surge guidance after 2/15. Visit the CDPH Mega Event webpage to read about current recommendations and requirements for mega events in California.
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Indoor masking requirements will revert to the previous guidance after 2/15. Unvaccinated persons will still be required to mask in all indoor public settings. Please refer to the first news article in tonight’s Status Update to learn more about masking requirements and recommendations that will be in effect as of February 16th.
Additional Resources:
- CDPH Requirements for Visitors in Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings webpage
- CDPH Mega- Event guidance
- CDPH Guidance for the use of Face Masks
- Bay Area Health Officer Joint News Release lifting most indoor mask mandates
- CDPH Announces Modification of Omicron Surge Policies
COVID-19 Data Update:
Below is a summary of today’s data now available on Marin Data & Surveillance webpage. View the page for a broader range of data, plus interactive graphs for confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Data analysis is available by age range, gender, race, and city/town/geographic region. Questions about the data? See our Data FAQ.
Looking for daily data trends? Our Marin Data & Surveillance webpage uses Tableau dashboards to visualize the impact of COVID-19 in Marin County. Under each dashboard are links to datasets available on Marin County's Open Data Portal.
COVID-19 Case Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Yesterday |
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Total Confirmed Cumulative Cases |
29,044 |
+85 |
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“Active Cases” (Confirmed in Past 10 Days) |
725 |
+16 |
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Total Cumulative Deaths |
206 |
+0 |
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Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations |
15 |
+4 |
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Current COVID-19 ICU Patient Census |
5 |
+0 |
COVID-19 Vaccination Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Last Status Update |
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Marin residents age 5+ vaccinated with at least one dose |
239,852 |
+ 1,109 |
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Percent of Marin population age 5+ who have completed vaccine series. |
91.3% |
+ 0.6% |
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Marin residents age 5+ who have received a Booster/3rd Dose |
145,754 |
+968 |
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Percent of entire Marin population that is “fully immunized” (14+ days post final dose)* |
88% * |
+ 1% |
* Note that this percentage is out of all Marin residents including children younger than 5.
State COVID-19 Data |
Today’s Report |
Change from Yesterday |
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California Confirmed Cases |
8,166,393 |
+39,312 |
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California Deaths |
80,912 |
+ 272 |
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