Here's a breakdown of each tier in California's reopening framework

Gov. Newsom laid out a new 4-tier color-coded system for tracking COVID-19 trends in various counties.

ByAshley Mackey KABC logo
Monday, November 16, 2020
Here's a breakdown of each tier in Newsom's reopening framework
Does the new color coded, 4-tier system for monitoring COVID-19 in California leave you scratching your head? ABC7 breaks down what each tier means.

Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced California now has a four-tier color-coded system for tracking COVID-19 trends. The new system will determine when counties can move forward with business reopenings as we head into flu season.

The four tiers are purple, red, orange and yellow. Schools will not be allowed to open in counties in the "purple" category, and in order to move out of a tier, there is a 21-day waiting period.

Purple represents counties with widespread cases, red reflects areas with a substantial amount of cases, orange is the moderate tier, and yellow represents counties with a minimal amount of cases.

The first weekly assessment will begin September 8th.

To learn more about each tier, watch the video above.

See the map below to find out where your county stands

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