Solano County could soon catch up to the rest of the Bay Area by moving out of the state’s more restrictive red tier.
County officials say they could move into the orange tier as soon as next week, as vaccinations increase and the county’s seven-day positivity rate continues to hold below 5%, a necessary threshold set by the state.
“Solano County entered the first of the required two consecutive weeks of improved metrics to qualify for the orange tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” the county said in a press release. If the numbers hold steady or improve for another week, the county will likely change tiers by June 2.
Solano County is the only Bay Area county that hasn’t moved into the orange tier.
Meanwhile, coronavirus cases continue to fall in Marin County, and officials there say they are “hopeful” they will join San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties in moving to the least restrictive yellow tier.