
Napa, San Mateo, Solano and Santa Cruz counties on Friday will join the rest of the region under state-mandated Covid-19 restrictions as a recent spike in cases has driven down the capacity for ICU beds in Bay Area hospitals.
On Wednesday, the state's Covid-19 website revealed that the Bay Area ICU capacity dipped to 12.9%, causing new state guidelines to kick in. The stay-at-home order takes effect Thursday at 11:59 p.m. and will last for at least three weeks.
The restrictions allow retail to…