Del Norte County remains in the red tier of virus restrictions, according to the latest COVID-19 data.The county’s case rates have slowed slightly from highs reported earlier in the month. As of Tuesday, the county was reporting 30 active cases in the community, compared to 57 a week prior.In total, 85 cases were reported in the county between March 30 and April 12.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Those rates have allowed Del Norte County to remain in the red tier of virus restrictions for another week after venturing close to the threshold to return to the purple tier the week before.Under the current framework — which changed earlier this month, allowing the majority of the state to move beyond Del Norte County into the orange tier — the county will still need to see declines in cases before it can advance through the restriction levels. To do that, the county will need to report a weekly average of fewer than 6 new cases per 100,000 in population and a test positivity rate below 5% for at least three weeks.On Tuesday, the county was reporting just under 26 new cases per day per 100,000 population, and a 4.6% positivity rate.Also on Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health announced a pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson version of the vaccines, under guidance from federal health authorities."Today, the CDC and FDA have recommended a temporary pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution,” Dr. Erica Pan, state epidemiologist, wrote in a statement Tuesday. “Of over 6.8 million doses administered nationally, there have been six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot with symptoms occurring 6 to 13 days after vaccination.”The pause will last until federal officials review the vaccine and provide additional guidance, according to CDPH.Anyone who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should report severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath to their healthcare provider if they occur within three weeks of vaccination."California is following the FDA and CDC's recommendation and has directed health care providers to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until we receive further direction from health and safety experts,” Pan wrote. “As the federal government has said, we do not expect a significant impact to our vaccination allocations. In California, less than 4% of our vaccine allocation this week is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine."Most of the vaccines administered in Del Norte County have been Moderna doses. In total, over 11,600 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Del Norte County by Tuesday, according to the state’s data. That’s up from around 10,000 the week before.Though eligibility opened across the state April 15, any adult in Del Norte County has been eligible for a vaccine since April 1, when county health officials expanded eligibility due to declining demand.Vaccines are administered by the county’s public health department on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to noon. Walk-ins are welcome at the events, according to the county, and the Moderna vaccine is available for anyone 18 and older.More information about the county’s vaccination events is available online at www.covid19.dnco.org/vaccines or by calling 707-951-6679.Sutter Health is also offering clinics on Thursdays and Fridays. More information is online at www.sutterhealth.org/coast/for-patients/health-alerts/covid-19-vaccine.A handful of local pharmacies are also offering vaccines: RiteAid is making appointments online at www.riteaid.com/covid-19, Safeway is making appointments online at www.safeway.com/pharmacy/covid-19.html​ and Walgreens is making appointments online at www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19​ or by phone at 1-800-WALGREENS.Walmart is also making vaccine appointments online at www.walmart.com/COVIDvaccine. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });