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by mike_d 2024 days ago
My county has about ~30 ICU beds left, yet hasn't triggered the magic state threshold. They are one mass causality incident (plane crash, roof collapsing, etc) from people going without care.

Even if things are OK in San Mateo, they don't have to deal with the cases of people who go there because there are less restrictions. That is the whole point of counties working together.
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WalterGR 2024 days ago
The thresholds are by geographic area, not counties.

California’s page about this is an easy read: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/

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mike_d 2023 days ago
> The thresholds are by geographic area, not counties.

Which is why I highlighted the situation was quite bad in my county, yet the bay area as a whole hasn't triggered the state mandates. It should be both county and region based.

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