/Coronavirus live updates: 23 more California counties hit with stay-at-home orders

Coronavirus live updates: 23 more California counties hit with stay-at-home orders

Two California regions will have to enact new stay-at-home orders because their intensive care unit capacities have dipped below 15%.

ICU capacity is at 8.6% in San Joaquin Valley and 12.5% in Southern California, the state health department reported on Saturday.

Hair salons, barbershops, museums, bars, playgrounds and more must close based on a new regional stay-at-home order introduced this week. Residents are also instructed to stay home as much as possible.

The order, which goes into effect at midnight Sunday and will last for at least three weeks, impacts 23 counties between the two regions.

The new policy comes as cases continue to surge in California. The state saw a record 25,068 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. There were 209 new deaths, which is approaching an August peak.

Los Angeles County, a particularly hard-hit region, reported a record 8,949 cases on Saturday.

-ABC News’ Matt Fuhrman contributed to this report

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