The State of California has announced that Marin County will be moving from "red" to "orange" status in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
The move from tier 2 or "substantial risk" status to the less restrictive tier 3 or "moderate risk" level is based on consecutive weeks of progress in Marin's coronavirus case statistics.
The primary changes allowed under the state order as Marin moves into tier 3 are:
- Retail & grocery stores: can expand indoor capacity to 100%
- Restaurants – indoor dining: can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Museums & movie theaters: can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Houses of worship: can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Weddings/funerals: can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Family recreation / entertainment facilities: can expand indoor capacity to 25%
- Gyms & fitness studios: can expand indoor capacity to 25% and reopen indoor pools.
- Breweries/wineries that do not serve food: can expand indoor capacity to 25% or 100 people (whichever is fewer)
- Bars that do not serve food: can operate outdoors only
- Non-essential offices may reopen (but working remotely is still encouraged)
- Higher education: can expand indoor capacity to 50% for indoor lectures
Sector guidance is available on MarinRecovers.com.
Continued diligence to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community is important. Public Health emphasizes the importance of mask wearing, physical distancing, and frequent handwashing in public, and to consider COVID-19 testing prior to travel outside of the Bay Area, and quarantining after return. Free, same-day COVID-19 testing is available across Marin County.
Meanwhile, vaccinations continue throughout the county. Visit Public Health's vaccination webpage for the latest information on vaccine availability, eligibility, distribution data, and guidance on how to get an appointment.
Read the County's full news release on the switch to Orange Tier.