What the Bay Area stay-at-home alert means for Sonoma County

An emergency alert was sent out Friday to warn Bay Area residents of a new regional stay-at-home order.|
GRACE YARROW
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

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An emergency alert was sent Friday to warn residents that the entirety of the Bay Area is now under a stay-at-home order.

The alert was sent through the Wireless Emergency Alerts system and said that residents are required to follow new restrictions starting Saturday at 11:59 p.m.

“COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. Stay home except for essential activity,” the alert reads.

The stay-home orders take effect in California if availability of intensive care units drop below 15% capacity in a specific region. Once started, the rules will remain in place for at least three weeks.

The counties affected by the Bay Area order are: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma.

Sonoma County already was placed under a countywide stay-home order on Dec. 12, so no new restrictions are being implemented, according to a release from the County of Sonoma. The regional stay-at-home order is set to expire on Jan. 9.

For more information on what activities are restricted, visit covid19.ca.gov.

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