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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo of California’s five designated regions dipped below their intensive care hospital capacity of 15% on Friday, which means state officials could impose on the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions as early as Sunday, state officials said Friday night.The San Joaquin Valley region was at 14.1% ICU capacity, and the Southern California region was at 13.1% capacity on Friday, according to California Department of Public Health officials. Just a day earlier, San Joaquin was at 19.7% and Southern California was at 20.6%.Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that state officials would enact a new coronavirus stay-at-home order for regions when their intensive care unit hospital capacity drops below 15% availability.Orders for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions will take effect at 12:59 p.m. Saturday, state officials said, but a shutdown would happen within 24 hours if the regions stay below the threshold..State officials divided California into five regions.The San Joaquin Valley represents the counties of Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne. The Southern California region represents the counties of Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura.Stay-At-Home OrdersThe Bay Area’s ICU capacity was at 21.2% on Friday. On Thursday, it was at 25.3%.Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.Although the Bay Area region is still above the state’s threshold, five Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley announced plans Friday toElsewhere in California, the ICU capacity was at 21.4% in the Greater Sacramento region and 20.9% in the Northern California region.Lauren Hernández is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTwo of California’s five designated regions dipped below their intensive care hospital capacity of 15% on Friday, which means state officials could impose on the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California regions as early as Sunday, state officials said Friday night.The San Joaquin Valley region was at 14.1% ICU capacity, and the Southern California region was at 13.1% capacity on Friday, according to California Department of Public Health officials. Just a day earlier, San Joaquin was at 19.7% and Southern California was at...

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