Glenn County to be taken off state COVID Monitoring list

Glenn County to be taken off state COVID Monitoring list

Glenn County has seen a reduction in positive coronavirus cases and positivity rate allowing the county to be taken off a list that required additional closures to certain businesses.

County reported one new case tonight as well- but is now off the states watchlist action news now reporter brandon benitez has the latest with what comes next for the county... you can see on this map -- every county still on the watch list is highlighted in gold... but here comes glenn county... now in the blue as of today... governor gavin newsom announced glenn county being taken off the state covid monitoring list... glenn county has seen a decrease in both positive coronavirus cases and positivity rate... the county lasted almost two months on the governors watchlist being on this list meant closures to fitness centers, places of worship, and personal care service shops... businesses -- people i spoke to in the area -- believe are hoping can re- open soon... cindy wilfong yeah, i did and it's important.

It's not just for you, its for everybody else.

Jeffrey fish: definitely for the businesses, especially the small businesses.

They need to thave their customers or else how are they going to stay in business.

Garrison: our numbers right now are doing well.

I'm hopeful they continue.

I think that we've got some parents and kids that are more motivated right noe because they're hoping to get back in to the classroom.

I'm optimistic, of course we still have to go the 14- days and then we've got to write the letter, and then we have to get the approval before anything happens that was glenn county public health officer doctor jared garrison... he stressed to me although glenn county is entering this 14- day watch period -- the public needs to needs to continue its efforts in preventing the spread of the virus... the state will give guidance on reopening businesses in glenn county are expected to come this friday... we'll be following that closely along.

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