Health & Fitness
Coronavirus: Napa County To Extend Shelter-At-Home Order
Napa County will update and extend its shelter-at-home order by Friday due to the coronavirus. It's unclear how long the extension will be.
NAPA COUNTY, CA — Napa County Public Health officials said Wednesday they will update and extend a shelter-at-home order that will be consistent to similar orders issued this week in other jurisdictions in the Bay Area.
The county expects to release the order by noon Friday and it will be posted on its website. Officials haven't specified how long the extension will last, but other counties in the Bay Area on Tuesday announced they were extending their shelter orders until at least May 3.
Napa County's initial order on March 18 was set to expire April 7.
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The orders stipulate what are considered essential businesses and business activities and what are considered permissible exemptions from staying home to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Napa County confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its total to at least 18, including one death: Marylou Armer, a Santa Rosa police detective who died Tuesday.
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Bay City News contributed to this report.
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