El Dorado County, California, Stay-At-Home Order to be Lifted April 30th

El Dorado County Public Health Officer, Dr. Nancy Williams says as of April 27, there have only been 43 new confirmed cases and five active cases of coronavirus in the county. 

She attributes these positive results to the El Dorado County residents, businesses and California residents, in general, who have been complying with state and local health orders and directives.

Because of this, Williams says she is lifting the stay-at-home order for El Dorado County on April 30.

Williams says she passed a stay-at-home order on March 19, 2020 for El Dorado County. Later that evening, officials say California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order for the entire state.

"This additional restriction was due to concerns that the healthcare system in the South Lake Tahoe area could become overloaded as had occurred in similar resort communities in Western U.S. Like those resort communities, South Lake Tahoe draws many tourists but has limited medical resources and other essential goods and services," said Dr. Nancy Williams.

Officials say the stay-at-home order was very effective in reducing the spread of the virus in El Dorado County to protect county residents.

"For these reasons, the steps we took early on in the pandemic, the low number of cases in our County, the preparations of our health care providers for a surge in patients should it occur, and the overall compliance with both the Governor’s Order and my directive, I am letting the County’s stay-at-home directive expire on April 30th" said, Dr. Nancy Williams. "Going forward, residents will be guided primarily by the Governor’s Order. I will remain vigilant and am prepared to reinstate County-level restrictions if necessary to protect our health care systems and our residents."

Officials say the County Order restricting non-essential travel to the unincorporated portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin remains in effect, as does the County's emergency ordinance allowing administrative fines for visitors to short-term rentals. 

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(El Dorado County Public Health contributed to this report.)