“Our cases had remained relatively low through the beginning of June, but as of Monday June 15th, we saw a significant upward trend,” Central District Health’s Russ Duke said. “A decision was made to move Ada County into Stage Three by way of a public health order.”

Duke said due to the cluster of cases, bars must close as of the date of the order. The order will go into effect at 12:01am this Wednesday – and remain in effect “until we see a consistent decline in cases,” Duke said.