As Los Angeles continues to see fewer new cases of COVID-19, the county will move into the less restrictive orange tier on Monday, April 5, as part of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The move comes as the county’s case rate dropped from 3.7 new cases per 100,000 residents to 3.1 new cases per 100,000 residents since moving into the red tier on March 8. As of April 1, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 53 new deaths and 757 new cases of COVID-19. In Beverly Hills, there have been 2,599 cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths. To date, the agency has identified 1,220,246 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 23,189 deaths.
Under the orange tier, additional business in Beverly Hills and throughout the county will be able to reopen. Examples include bars without meal service, which can reopen for outdoor operations. Breweries and wineries may now reopen indoor operations with modifications in place. Cardrooms, gyms, fitness centers and yoga studios may open indoor operations with a maximum occupancy to 25 percent, and museums, zoos and aquariums may increase indoor occupancy to 50 percent. Hair salons, barbershops and personal care services can increase to 75 percent occupancy–with red tier modifications for indoor and outdoor operations still in place across all sectors, such as masking requirements and social distance. Grocery and retail stores can increase maximum occupancy to 75 percent, and restaurants, movie theaters and places of worship may increase indoor maximum occupancy to 50 percent or 200 people, whichever is fewer. Additionally, family entertainment centers can reopen indoor operations with a maximum occupancy of 25 percent.
