Yakima Co. issues shelter-at-home order

Yakima, Wash.- The Yakima Health District has issued a stay-at-your-home order for the entire county, effective immediately.

In an effort to stem the growth of the Coronavirus, all residents must remain at home except to get food, medicine or medical care, until further notice.

Critical infrastructure will remain open, including essential local government, banks, grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and utilities.

The news release listed these jobs as part of the critical infrastructure sector:

    Health care, public health.
   Emergency services (law enforcement, fire department, public safety, public works).
   Agriculture/food.
   Energy (electricity, natural gas).
   Water and wastewater.
   Transportation and shipping.
   Communications/IT.
   Government and community operations (including child care for children of critical-function employees and other services that support availability of critical function employees).
   Manufacturing that supports critical functions.
   Financial services and legal services.
   Hazardous material management, chemical manufacturing and management.

This, on the heels of announcing a dramatic jump in the number of positive COVID-19 cases from 4 on Saturday to 24 Sunday.