Update: 4th California region added to COVID stay-at-home order. See where your area stands

The Bay Area region is the latest to cross the threshold for a COVID-19 stay-at-home order, according to the Wednesday update of the state’s data. Four regions have already triggered the state’s new stay-at-home order by reaching lower than 15% ICU capacity, including the Greater Sacramento region at 14.1% availability.

The Northern California region is the only part of California above the 15% threshold at 28.1% ICU availability.

California’s latest coronavirus restrictions divide the state into five large regions, where stay-at-home orders will be triggered if hospital intensive care unit availability drops below 15%. Current ICU capacity as of Dec. 17:

Greater Sacramento

15.3%ICU capacity

Northern California

27.5% ICU capacity

San Joaquin Valley

0.0% ICU capacity

Bay Area

9.2% ICU capacity

Southern California

0.0% ICU capacity

Regions that trigger the new stay-at-home order must ban nonessential gatherings and require people to stay at home as much as possible. Specific restrictions include retail stores operating at 20% capacity, closing playgrounds, indoor recreation, salons, museums, zoos, aquariums, movie theaters, wineries, bars, casinos, live-audience sports and amusement parks.

Restaurants in further-restricted regions will have to stop both indoor and outdoor dining, but can continue offering takeout and delivery services. Schools that have returned to in-person classes can continue operating that way.

Once a region falls under the threshold for ICU availability, it has two days to enact restrictions and must follow the new rules for at least three weeks.

This story was originally published December 5, 2020 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Update: 4th California region added to COVID stay-at-home order. See where your area stands."