South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County join much of the state in the purple tier of COVID-19 restrictions

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The State of California today announced new COVID-19 tier assignments, moving El Dorado County into Tier 1 Purple starting at noon on Tuesday, November 17. This date has been changed from the county's previously announced noon on Thursday.

Under the Purple Tier, the following sectors are permitted for OUTDOOR ONLY operations These sectors must still maintain mitigation measures (social distancing, face covering, and sanitization):

-Cardrooms, satellite wagering

-Family Entertainment Centers (e.g. bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages, kart racing, and arcades)
-Gyms and fitness centers
-Movie theaters (maximum 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
-Museums, zoos, aquariums
-Places of worship (maximum 25 percent capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
-Playgrounds and recreational facilities
-Restaurants
-Wineries

Bars, pubs, brewpubs and breweries may operate outdoors if they are offering sit-down, outdoor meals. Outdoor operations may be conducted under a tent, canopy, or other shelter as long as no more than one side is closed.

In alignment with Purple Tier 1, the following sectors are open for INDOOR operations. These sectors must still maintain mitigation measures (social distancing, face covering, and sanitization) and specific modifications in parenthesis below:

-All retail (maximum 25 percent capacity)
-Critical infrastructure
-Hair salons and barbershops
-Libraries (maximum 25 percent capacity)
-Nail salons and electrolysis operations
-Personal care services (e.g. body waxing, estheticians, tattoo, massage)
-Professional sports (without live audiences)
-Shopping centers (e.g. malls, destination centers, swap meets, excluding food courts and common areas) (maximum 25 percent capacity)

Bars, breweries and distilleries are prohibited from operating with the exception of those serving sit-down, outdoor meals

For more information on the Tiers and Guidance for various business sectors, please see the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy here: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/#county-status