Sacramento County urges public to call 311 to report violators of COVID-19 protocols

Doug Johnson reports

THAT MOST PEOPLE MOSTBUSINESSES ARE FOLLOWING THESEORDERS BUT THEY SAY THAT IFYOU ARE VIOLATING IT.

THEYWILL FIND YOU.IT SACRAMENTO COUNTY, THENUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES IS ONTHE RISE 6100 CASES NOW UP3,000 FROM ONE MONTH AGO,ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY'SDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICESSO WE WANT FROM 2000 TOTALCASES IN THE FIRST 1819 WEEKS.2000 A WEEK RIGHT NOW SO IT'SA SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THENUMBER OF CASES, IT'S STILLCOUNTY HEALTH SERVICESDIRECTOR DOCTOR, PETER B LYNNSON SAYS THERE ARE SOMEBUSINESSES WHO ARE SUPPOSED TOBE CLOSED, WHICH MAY STILL BEOPERATING I I THINK THAT THISREAL MINORITY OF THE ENERGIESTHAT ARE NOT BEHAVING WELL.I SAY 5 TO 10 AND CITIES INTHE STATE AND THE COUNTY ANDSO WE ARE MORE COMPLAINTSABOUT THAT.STILL DOCTOR BALAN SAYS THECOUNTY IS RELYING ON THEGENERAL PUBLIC TO REPORT YOUENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REPORTSAYS WE WON ONE MESSAGE TOTHEM IS THAT WE WILL FIND YOUAND WE'RE NOW HE SAYSVIOLATORS WILL JUST BEGINNINGA WARNING AND EDUCATION FROM ACODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, BUTSOON THE COUNTY'S ENFORCEMENTCOULD HAVE SOME REAL TEETH.

ITHINK THE COUPLE OF WEEKSALONE MADE THE DECISION TO BEHAVING MEETINGS INTERNALLY INTHE COUNTY TO DECIDE HOW WESHOULD HANDLE IT AND IT'S NOTJUST BUSINESSES THE COUNTYWANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THEY'REALSO LOOKING FOR LARGEGATHERINGS ATHLETICCONDITIONING IS OKAY, BUTDOCTOR BILLINGTON SAYS ACTUALATHLETIC GAMES COULD BE A REALPROBLEM THAT IS EXACTLY HOWTHE SEASON SPREAD.

YOU KNOW IFYOU HAVE 25 TEENAGERS, PLAYINGTOUCH FOOTBALL.WITHOUT MASKS, YOU KNOW ONTOP OF EACH OTHER YOU'RE GOINGTO HAVE SPREAD OF DISEASES ANDWHAT'SSO AGAIN.

THE COUNTY SAYSIF YOU DO SEE A BUSINESS IT'SOPEN THAT SHOULDN'T BE YOU SEEA LARGE GATHERING 3, 1, 1,REALLY IS YOUR BEST TOOL TOLET AND THE COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT KNOW, BUT AGAINTHEY SAY THEY THINK ABOUT 98%OF THE COUNTY'S POPULATION ISFOLLOWING THESE ORDERS SO IT'SJUST A VERY SMALL GROUP THEYMIGHT BE VIOLATING ITREPORTING LIVE IN SACRAMENTO