After reopening for a short time, Napa and Sonoma county tasting rooms again will close starting July 9.

A spike in COVID cases triggered an automatic closing set by the state. It includes dine-in restaurants, bars, theaters, brew pubs, museums and more.

Napa County reported 60 new cases, bringing the total to 436. Only 4 people have died, but the number of cases is the highest for one day. Most of the new outbreak occurred on a farm.

Sonoma County’s cases are alarming as well, but not enough to trigger closings. It experienced 92 new cases last Friday; its highest day total was 50 before then. Its total cases are now 1,359 since March. Although Sonoma’s cases are higher, it is the proportion to case rate that triggers the closings. If it has two more days above the 100 per 100,00 case rate, it will have to return to the same prohibitions now forced on Napa County.