Effective immediately, Health Officer Order No. c19-4 (Directing All Laboratories Conducting COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests to Report COVID-19 Test Information – Including Positive, Negative, and Inconclusive Test Results – To Local and State Public Health Authorities) issued on March 24, 2020 is rescinded in full in accordance with Section 9 of that Order.

While case rates are declining and more people are receiving COVID-19 vaccines, transmission rates of COVID-19 remain high and the risk of COVID-19 variants are still unknown. Accordingly, individuals should continue to follow guidance released by the United States Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) including their sub-agency United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), and California Department of Social Services (“CDSS”).  The Order is rescinded in order to align with the end of emergency orders of the County and the State.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Scott Morrow MD, MPH
Health Officer

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