Local leaders played key role in returning Shasta County to red tier

The state of California reversed its ruling on putting Shasta County in the purple tier.

The state of california reversed its ruling on putting shasta county in the purple tier.

Action news now reporter ana torrea shows us how local leaders played a part in keeping the county in the red tier for reopening.

Trt ana torrea atorreanews today businesses in shasta county can operate under red tier restrictions.

That means places like restaurants and movie theaters-- just to name a few-- can operate at 25% capacity.

Take vo* shasta county may be back in the red but supervisors warn it might not be for long.

Take sot* trt:05 leonard moty shasta county board of supervisors i think the most important thing we have to remind everyone is that doesn't mean we're out of the woods take vo* county leaders made their case to the state after its numbers from the windsor redding care center and bethel school of supernatural ministry dropped.

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Voice of gfx) trt:16 leonard moty shasta county board of supervisors although the spike had occurred three and half weeks ago, our numbers were already coming back down because of the effort we made through our help department.

And by showing them that we're already reducing our numbers and we're heading in the right direction, we asked for a reconsideration.

Take vo* that conversation just one day before the board of supervisor's special meeting: take sot* trt:04 leonard moty shasta county board of supervisors we wanted to show him what was different and unique in shasta county.

Take vo* but some feel the change might have been too quick.

Take sot* trt:07 nancy cory lives in shasta county im thinking that if was in the purple, that there was a reason for it, and we should've waited out the two weeks/ ana tag* trt ana torrea atorreanews shasta county public health says, in order for the county to stay in this tier, the agency is really urging people to keep on praciticing social distancing and wearing a mask.

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