Amid a spike in local coronavirus cases and mounting deaths, Sonoma County supervisors are watching, waiting and hoping for the best ahead of a Fourth of July weekend that could bring thousands together to celebrate in backyard barbecues and revel on coastal and river beaches.

Residents shouldn’t expect any new restrictions in public activity this week despite concerns about the recent surge in coronavirus cases, which has yielded the five highest single-day case totals and 282 cases — a quarter of the county’s total — in just the past 10 days, supervisors said Tuesday.

Susan Gorin, chair of the Board of Supervisors, said visitors to Sonoma Valley — her east county district’s premiere tourist magnet — have not consistently worn facial coverings.

Gavin Newsom’s decision to close bars in a seven California counties, with Gorin calling the move “responsible.” But no county supervisor expected Sonoma County to follow suit and Gorin said she wouldn’t support such a move locally.

“I would encourage us to not consider closing before Fourth of July weekend, but I’m going to be really paying attention to the number of COVID cases we’re seeing, where the cases are coming from and how that is impacting our hospital capacity — especially ICU beds,” Gorin said, adding that she’s confident county Health Officer Dr.

There are a variety of criteria, including case numbers, that could trigger a state review of Sonoma County’s approach to reopening, but Hopkins said all cases are not created equal.

She gave the example of two people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Sonoma County.

Hopkins, whose west county district relies on tourists flocking to Russian River and Bodega Bay beaches, said she wouldn’t be supportive of a shutdown to those popular tourist destinations without good data.