All of Bay Area now under state Covid-19 winter lockdown as Napa, San Mateo and Solano join rest of counties

Napa, San Mateo and Solano counties on Friday will join the rest of the region under state-mandated Covid-19 restrictions as a recent spike in cases has driven down the capacity for ICU beds in Bay Area hospitals. On Wednesday, the state's Covid-19 website revealed that the Bay Area ICU capacity dipped to 12.9%, causing new state guidelines to kick in. The stay-at-home order takes effect Thursday at 11:59 p.m. and will last for at least three weeks. The restrictions allow retail to remain open…