SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, Calif. (KERO) — The California Department of Public Health announced the most recent statistics concerning COVID-19.

As of Dec. 4, San Joaquin valley has dropped its ICU capacity to below 15%, thus enacting the new Regional Stay Home Order.

To preserve California's health care system, the state announced a new Regional Stay Home Order on Thursday that goes into effect if intensive care unit capacity drops below 15% in any one of five regions across the state.