On March 31, 2020, County of San Mateo Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow, along with along with 6 other Bay Area public health officers, extended the stay-at-home order through May 3, 2020, to preserve critical hospital capacity across the region.
While the March 16 order seemed to reduce the rate of transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it is not enough. There has been a significant increase in the number of positive cases, hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19, which is beginning to strain local health care resources.
The health officers have determined that more and stricter social distancing is needed to slow the rate of spread, prevent deaths and stop the health care system from becoming overwhelmed.
The new stay-at-home order will supersede the previous countywide shelter-in-place order and go into effect at 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, March 31. It is a complement to the ongoing statewide stay-at-home order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this month.
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