Napa to again shut down dine-in restaurants, bars, indoor tasting rooms starting Thursday as coronavirus cases rise – Napa Valley Register

In a statement shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, the county announced the impending return of restrictions, which would take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Dine-in eateries,  indoor tasting rooms, movie theaters, museums, card rooms and indoor entertainment venues would have to remain closed at least through July 30.

Also required to close would be brewpubs, breweries, pubs and bars, for both indoor and outdoor service. Restaurants and other businesses would be allowed to maintain outdoor operations.

The announcement came hours after Napa County reported 60 new coronavirus infections over the Fourth of July weekend – its largest single increase – bringing the local total to 436. The largest previous tally of new COVID-19 cases was 40 on June 29.

On July 4, the county’s reported case rate over the previous two weeks reached 137.9 cases per 100,000 residents, according to the statement. That figure places Napa on California’s monitoring list, which includes counties with more than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people. A county that exceeds that level for three consecutive days must impose a shutdown.

A July 1 order by Gov. Gavin Newsom requires counties remaining on the monitoring list for three consecutive days to close various indoor business activities for a minimum of three weeks, and California may extend the restrictions based on monitoring of new cases.