SD County moves toward 'purple' tier of COVID-19 reopening system

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County took its first step into the dreaded "purple" tier of the state's four-tiered COVID-19 reopening plan Wednesday, leaving just one week to determine if the county will be forced to shutter nearly all of its nonessential indoor businesses.

"It would take a significant change in trajectory," Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said Wednesday.

State officials reported that San Diego County had an unadjusted new daily coronavirus case rate of 8.7 per 100,000. The adjusted case rate dropped

to 7.4 per 100,000, above the baseline of 7 which makes up the floor for the purple,...