Solano County Shelter-At-Home Health Order Extended: Coronavirus

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — Solano County Public Health officials extended the county's shelter-at-home health order until May 17, directing residents to continue to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care or engage in essential activities and work.

The county says its health order extension is in line with the governor's orders, and works to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus — COVID-19 — disease in the community.

When the decision to extend the order was made Friday, the total number of confirmed cases in Solano County was 199, including four deaths. Monday afternoon, the number of confirmed cases reached 226.

Number Of Coronavirus Cases By City In Solano County

• Benicia 12
• Dixon <10 (fewer than 10)
• Fairfield 53
• Rio Vista <10 (fewer than 10)
• Suisun City 15
• Vacaville 34
• Vallejo 96
• Unincorporated <10 (fewer than 10)

"The significant number of confirmed cases currently in Solano County, and confirmed cases and deaths in surrounding counties, including the greater Bay Area, Sacramento County and San Joaquin County regions have not substantially improved since the issuance of the March 30, 2020 Solano County health order and directive extension," county officials said in a news release. "This extension is necessary to continue to slow the rate of spread of the virus, to allow for additional testing and to continue working with the healthcare community to ensure the hospital and healthcare systems do not become overwhelmed."

The Solano County health order and directive, which was originally issued March 18, outlines essential businesses and activities in the community that remain open and operational, including:

• Government services
• Health care operations
• Grocery stores
• Agricultural operations
• Businesses that provide food, shelter and social services to needy individuals
• Media outlets
• Gas stations
• Banks and financial institutions
• Service industries
• Mail, shipping and supplies
• Laundromats
• Restaurants that provide delivery or drop-off services
• Supply product companies
• Transportation industries
• Professional services and childcare

All nonessential gatherings and places to gather remain closed in Solano County until further notice. These include:

• Bars
• Nightclubs
• Wineries
• Gyms
• Movie Theaters
• Hair and nail salons
• Entertainment venues
• Dine-in Restaurants

"The Solano County Public Health Officer will continue to monitor the situation, to re-evaluate this order as further medical and scientific data becomes available and continue to coordinate closely with the healthcare community," the county said.

Elsewhere in the Bay Area, the six counties of Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo, and the city of Berkeley, announced Monday they expect to extend their stay-at-home order through the end of May. The extended order for the six Bay Area counties is to include "limited easing of specific restrictions for a small number of lower-risk activities," the counties said in a joint statement.

Neighboring Napa County lifted some of its coronavirus-related restrictionslast week such as reopening golf courses and driving ranges, allowing construction and landscaping, and permitting drive-in religious services.

Further information about the coronavirus-related public health order is posted at SolanoCounty.com/PublicHealth.