Governor Gavin Newsom announced regional variance criteria for
any county wishing to accelerate through Stage 2
of the Governor’s
Resilience Roadmap. The Governor assumes roughly two-week
chunks of time for each phase if COVID-19 spread and deaths are
flat or declining. The Governor also indicated that he could
modify the statewide stay-at-home order to allow lower-risk
retailers to open with safety precautions as early as tomorrow. A
full memo regarding the Variance Criteria is available
here. For counties that wish to accelerate through Stage 2,
the following parameters will be part of the guidance.
Process for Developing Acceleration Plans
County Health Officer must review criteria and identify areas
of need and discuss with CDPH to obtain resources
Complete form of yes/no answers and descriptions
Health Officer attests to the veracity of plan
Board of Supervisors must submit letter of support for plan
Local and/or regional hospitals and health systems must
submit letter(s) of support for the plan
Plans reviewed by CDPH and posted online
Required Parameters for Acceleration
No more than 1 positive case per 10k over last 14 days AND 0
deaths in last 14 days – a county cannot submit a plan until both
are met
Minimum of daily testing volume of 1.5 tests per 1000
residents
Testing available for at least 75 percent of residents as
measured by established testing sites (including health
care providers or other specimen collection sites)
Testing accessible to all residents within 30 minutes of
travel time for urban counties and 60 minutes for rural counties
County can show that essential workers can be protected with
PPE, including sick time and location to isolate if needed
Epidemiological stability with flat or declining cases of
COVID-19 in county
Sufficient contact tracing capacity
– If no cases, at least 1 trained
staff member
– If have cases, 15 tracers per
100,000 residents
Hospital capacity sufficient to handle a 35 percent surge in
cases
Hospitals have sufficient PPE and ability to obtain more
Congregate care facilities must have 14-day supply of PPE and
ability to obtain more
Identification of the metrics that would guide modifications
to reopening and data that would trigger reinstatement
