County To Stay In Red Tier For 4Th Week In A Row Bay City News Service FacebookTwitterEmail Bay City News Foundation San Joaquin County continues to remain in the state's red tier of COVID-19 restrictions for the fourth week in a row partially due to social gatherings such as Easter, vaccine hesitancy and individuals not following safety protocols, county officials said at a briefing Wednesday. As of Wednesday, San Joaquin County reported 51 residents hospitalized with 15 of them in the intensive care unit, an increase from last week's 31 cases. The county's adjusted case rate is 8.2, which is up from the 7.7 mark it was at last week and in recent days has increased as high as 8.9.