Yolo County Extends Shelter-In-Place Order Until May: Coronavirus

YOLO COUNTY, CA — Joining several other Northern California counties, Yolo County extended its shelter-in-place order until May 1 on Wednesday, in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The county's original order, issued March 18, was only set to last until April 7. Other counties across the Bay Area have extended their own orders in recent days.

There have been 28 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Yolo County as of Wednesday, including one death, according to the county. There have been 13 people hospitalized due to the virus.

"I am proud of the people and businesses of Yolo County who have supported the orders to stay at home and practice social distancing," County Public Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman said in a statement. "Such public health measures take time to slow, and eventually stop, the COVID-19 virus spread."

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Like the previous order, the extended order requires residents to stay in their homes unless doing essential activities like buying food, getting medication or working in an essential business.

Yolo County also announced Wednesday that it has launched an online dashboard showing the county's confirmed COVID-19 cases grouped by area, age, gender and other categories.

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