County of Ventura COVID-19 Update for Aug. 6

There are 82 new cases today (27 (32.9%) of which have a lab collection from July 30th or earlier), 820 additional people tested, and 3 additional deaths (41 year old male, 69 year old female, and 90 year old male, all with comorbidities). Current doubling time is 51.6 days. Currently, we are on the state monitoring list for case rate per 100,000 population over 14 days and % testing positivity; in order for us to get off the monitoring list, we need to have less than 850 reported cases in a 14 day period which is an average of 60 cases a day.

State releases youth sports guidance

The California Department of Public Health has issued Youth Sports Guidance. Youth sports training, conditioning and physical education is now permitted in Ventura County when those activities include continuous physical distancing of at least six feet and a stable cohort, i.e. the same children at each meeting. Teams, classes, and other youth sports activities that involve contact, competitive or team play are not permitted. The State guidance document may be found at COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Youth Sports.

Any team or entity conducting youth sports training must register under Youth Sports at www.vcreopens.com and follow the state issued guidance.

Please note that physical distancing must be maintained under the guidance, which precludes scrimmages, games, and team drills from being performed at this time. Further, all outdoor and indoor sporting events, assemblies, and other activities that require close contact or promote congregating are prohibited, including tournaments, events, or competitions and regardless of whether teams are from the same school or from different schools, counties, or states.

Since Ventura County is currently on the state’s monitoring list due to elevated case rates of COVID-19 all sports activities including conditioning, training and physical education must be conducted outdoors.

While youth sports conditioning and training is now allowed under certain conditions, adult, amateur (nonprofessional) team sports are not permitted in the state at this time. The state indicates that guidance for adult sports will be forthcoming.

Read the news release here.