The county commissioners agreed to the move during Tuesday’s board meeting.
“We want to do this cautiously and slowly over the next several weeks, but the trend is down,” said county Administrator Margaret Gray.
To assess the move, the county considered the number of COVID cases, the rate of hospitalization and the impact of the virus on county workers.
Since the remote status was last extended two weeks ago on April 13, the countywide COVID positivity rate has gone slightly downward, said Gray, but the county is still considered to be in the substantial range for positivity.
Over that timeframe, the number of hospitalizations has gone down significantly, said Gray.