Sundari Mase, health officer in Sonoma County, seen in San Francisco last summer, issued an order banning large gatherings — more than 50 people convening indoors or more than 100 outdoors.
Sonoma County is banning large gatherings — anything over 50 people indoors or 100 outdoors — and recommending that all residents shelter in place and avoid contact with those outside their households over the next 30 days to help slow down an omicron-fueled coronavirus surge, health officials said Monday.The directive comes as the county, along with the rest of the Bay Area, is assailed by a massive spike in coronavirus cases that health officials said is threatening hospital capacity.Sundari Mase, the Sonoma County health officer, said in a statement.
Health officials said that models suggest without further mitigation efforts, hospitalizations in this surge could top 380 a day.
Of cases where the coronavirus exposure could be determined, more than half were from large gatherings, health officials said.