Purple Tier

San Diego County got some good news on Tuesday morning when the state announced that its adjusted case rate used for the state’s tier assignment was 6.9, just under the 7.0 that would have shifted the county back to the more-restrictive purple tier.

A group of Southern California leaders and business owners advocating for a speedier reopening of California’s economy have created an online petition to garner support, they announced at a press conference Tuesday.

Dr. Mark Ghaly spoke at the state’s weekly COVID-19 update on September 22, 2020.

Hoping to get their voices heard by the state, local business owners and leaders rallied to keep small businesses open and to have local control over reopenings.

NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi shares what you need to know in San Diego County on the morning of September 22, 2020.

As San Diego County prepares for the possibility of more restrictions, small business owners are bracing themselves for the whiplash. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez explains what’s in store in Tier 1.

Citing the potential risks of sexual and physical abuse to children, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan Monday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allowing county school districts to make their own determinations regarding reopening in advance of a Tuesday decision that could send the county to the most restrictive tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening roadmap.

A coronavirus outbreak at a college has pushed one of California’s largest counties to the brink of more business shutdowns

California schools that haven’t resumed in-person instruction will not be allowed to do so if the counties where they are located are moved to a more restrictive tier due to rising coronavirus cases, state officials said.

San Diego County’s worsening coronavirus data is forcing some school district’s to delay reopening, and it’s frustrating parents and students. NBC 7’s Rory Devine has the story.

San Diego County’s COVID-19 rates are putting the county at risk of going from the state’s red tier into the purple tier, which means tighter restrictions on local businesses. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will write a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom to exclude those cases from our case rate. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has details.

Dr. Mark Ghaly discusses the possible reasons for a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in San Diego.

When it comes to COVID-19, San Diego County remains on the state’s red tier but what happens if the local case and positivity rates land the county in the most restrictive purple tier?

When it comes to COVID-19, San Diego County remains on the state’s red tier but what happens if the local case and positivity rates land the county in the most restrictive purple tier?

NBC 7s Catherine Garcia speaks with San Diego County supervisor Nathan Fletcher about what would happen if San Diego moved into the purple tier of the states COVID 19 tracking system What stays open What closes When