Vernon Street in Roseville, Calif. on March 5, 2020. Andrew Nixon / CapRadio Placer County is in dire COVID-19 straits: Cases are at an all-time high and the seven-day positivity rate is nearly 13%. But unlike counties in similar circumstances, Placer County has no local public health emergency in place — and has no plans to implement one. The county board of supervisors terminated its existing public health order in September, as the number of positive cases leveled off and hospital capacity improved. Bonnie Gore, Placer County supervisor and board chairperson, says the actions of residents matter more than an official emergency order. “I will continue to encourage residents to take precautions like wearing a face covering, limiting mixing with those outside their household, and keeping social distance,” she wrote in an emailed statement. “A health emergency proclamation has not proven to significantly impact the adherence of our residents to these precautions.”