Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced that he has amended his facial covering executive order. Other parents are frustrated by the mandate, saying they believe masks pose a risk to their childs mental health and their ability to learn. The hybrid schooling model, which last year had students many students around Orange County working partly from home, is not the same as being in the classroom and working collaboratively, Gallegos said. Noymer said the request can you please put your mask on? has been declining throughout OC. President Biden signed into law a House bill on April 10 that immediately ended the COVID-19 presidential declaration of national emergency established in March 2020. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Daily Pilot. The optics look like the state is following, not leading.. Our numbers dont look good, said Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, a deputy health officer with Orange County, during Supervisor Katrina Foleys Community COVID Update Zoom meeting Wednesday evening. In California, the answer to the mask mandate debate might happen in court. In light of the recent COVID-19 related guidance and orders by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the State Public Health Officer, the following Orders and Strong Recommendations shall revise and replace the prior Orders and Strong Recommendations of the County Health Officer that were issued on September 23, 2022. Vaccines get an overhaul from FDA, Ex-controller for Anaheim companies gets 5 years for embezzlement, Fire at Barnes & Noble in Orange disrupts book-signing event, Cold, drizzly week ahead for Southern California, Manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect, reward offered, Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (April 20-27), More land sliding at Casa Romantica; residents evacuated, trains halted through San Clemente, Then and Now: Photos of Casa Romantica show damage caused by landside, Orange County Artist of the Year winners announced, The DMV says permission to drive is based on ability, but older drivers are scrutinized more, OC Marine who volunteered in Ukraine, survived rocket attack: I would do it again, Joe Bidens re-election bid is off to a bad start, Henry Winkler advises find a passion and stick with it, no matter the stage of life, A look at Orange Countys baseball teams and the CIF-SS playoffs, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Here's what the end of COVID -19 emergency means in San Francisco. At that time, we will again reevaluate across California our communitys health care delivery to make sure that we are taking the latest information to determine if there there would be another extension or if were prepared to lift that requirement, Ghaly said. According to Chau, between December 8 and December 13, the seven-day average COVID-19 case rate increased from 7.7 to 9.9 per 100,000 people and the average number of daily COVID-19 cases increased from 250 to 322. Ghaly warned coronavirus hospitalizations often increase in the weeks following a jump in new cases. Adult and Senior Care and Direct Care Workers, Corrections and Detention Centers Health Care Workers. Orange County Schools sets conditions for ditching mask mandate The lifting of the statewide mask mandate primarily affects counties that don't have their own, which includes Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties and parts of the central valley. We still dont know. Furthermore, Placer (no mandate) had a peak rate of 48.7 . Update: Commissioners will drop mask mandate in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough public spaces . I do still believe that people should be masking, but I think at the moment it is going to have to be on a voluntary basis because even with the so-called rules, theres not going to be total compliance nor very much enforcement, he said.