Sonoma County not re-restricted… yet

Labeling an earlier report as erroneous,  Sonoma County Tourism emphatically maintains that the county is not re-locked down by state order — not yet, anyway.

“We have been informed that information we received earlier today, and subsequently communicated to you, was incorrect,” the County-funded tourist marketing arm stated this afternoon. “As of this writing, [Sonoma County] is not on the state’s monitoring list.”

As reported by the Press Democrat, “an initial communication from county health officials to elected supervisors Tuesday night saying the county had been notified it was on the state’s watch list proved incorrect. In actuality, the county is being monitored for placement on the watch list, due to its elevated COVID hospitalizations and other benchmarks.”

The Press Democrat suggests Sonoma County could be placed on the state watch list as early as Friday, which means restrictions will likely be implemented early next week.

The SCT said its information from its earlier communication today remains accurate, describing ” the eventual implementation of restrictions. “

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