Trinity County moves to red tier; Humboldt county moves down to purple tier
Trinity is the latest county to move into a less restrictive level on the state’s reopening tier system, but 54 of the state’s 58 counties still remain in the most restrictive tier amid an ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases.
Trinity County was moved to the red or “substantial” tier from the purple “widespread” tier on Tuesday, while Humboldt County was moved from the red tier back to the purple tier, according to the California Health and Human Services Department. Alpine and Mariposa counties remained in the red tier, and Sierra County remained the only county in the orange or “moderate” tier.
The 54 counties in the purple tier as of Jan. 12 include 978 public school districts and 1,302 charter schools, serving a total of 6,068,011 students — 99.93 % of the state’s total K-12 enrollment.
California Health and Human Services secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Tuesday that Trinity county moved from the purple to red tier and Humboldt county moved from the red to back to the purple tier.
Under the state’s guidelines, schools can begin offering in-person instruction after remaining in the red tier for 14 days. However, some counties may have stricter rules in place prohibiting schools from opening.
Though schools in purple counties can’t begin offering in-person instruction, they can continue to do so if they already were offering in-person instruction. However, under the state’s guidance they must increase Covid-19 testing for staff.