All but four of California's counties are in the purple tier as of Jan. 26, 2021.
State and federal health officials say prioritizing teachers and school staff will allow schools to reopen sooner for in-person instruction.
Backlog of records is expected to be added to county data within 72 hours, which will allow the state to unfreeze its county monitoring list.
After the data issues are resolved, counties will be able to make decisions about elementary school waivers, state official says.
