Press Release of the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:
A total of 3,180 Humboldt County residents tested positive for COVID-19 after 20 additional cases were reported today.
Updated youth and adult sports guidance takes effect today
The California Department of Public Health has issued updated guidelines to enable adult youth and recreational sports to resume training and competition at all levels of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy when certain conditions are met.
From today, the state will allow competitions of high- and low-contact sports to resume, regardless of the indoor or outdoor environment if the case is in a country 14 or lower. Spectators are not allowed for any sport, but the state does allow the immediate family members to have age-appropriate supervision of youth sport. All school and community-based teams and organizations are expected to follow the leadership of the state.
General guidance for all sports includes the following:
- All coaches and players are strongly encouraged to be tested weekly for COVID-19.
- Players must wear face masks if they are not actively participating in the sport.
- Coaches, support staff and observers should wear face masks at all times.
- Drinks and other personal items or equipment should not be shared.
- To mix between households before or after any practice or competition, state guidelines must be followed.
- Capacity constraints for indoor sports activities should follow gyms and fitness centers, which are currently 10% below the red level.
- Indoor activities such as team meals or film study sessions are prohibited.
- Games and tournaments that are outside the state are not allowed.
- Hygiene and sanitation must be encouraged at all times.
- Physical distance during play should be implemented as far as possible.
When a province’s rate is 7-14 per 100,000 inhabitants, the state also requires all coaches and players aged 13 and older to test weekly in the high-contact sport of football, rugby and water polo. If you participate in these sports, the test must be performed with the results available within 24 hours after the game. Visit humboldtgov.org/COVIDTestRegistration for a list of cost testing options.
Read the guidelines in full at cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/outdoor-indoor-recreational-sports.aspx.
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= historical data. All data from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center.
Data from CalREDIE. The zip codes not listed had five or fewer cases. Zip / Postal Code Populations of the American Community Survey, 2018.