Waves will continue to crash on the shores of Santa Cruz County, but starting Thursday, the surfers that normally dot the ripples of the Pacific will be absent.

Expanding upon its initial shelter-in-place order, the county will close all of its parks and beaches, as well as prohibit riding the waves off its coastline. The order takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday and will remain in place through April 15, which includes Easter weekend.

“While the vast majority of Santa Cruz County residents are staying home and following the direction of the County Health Officer, unfortunately some visitors and community members are treating this extraordinary crisis as a holiday,” Sheriff Jim Hart said in a statement. “We are at a critical moment in our efforts to reduce the impacts of COVID-19, and we need to make sure we’re doing everything we can to halt the spread of this disease.”

The Santa Cruz Police department has said it is prepared to issue citations to large groups in public and nonessential businesses that are still operating. Violations can come with a $1,000 fine.

Santa Cruz — which has among the fewest confirmed cases of COVID-19, 76 as of Tuesday, in the Bay Area — was not among the six counties to extend their shelter-in-place orders through the end of the month last week, but county health officer Dr. Gail Newel issued a new order Wednesday.

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California recalls N95 masks from Santa Clara company with $90 million state contract When many counties extended their orders, they also expanded them to prohibit the use of basketball courts and other group recreation facilities that had previously remained OK to use. Under the new order, Santa Cruz will follow suit and shutter dog parks and skate parks, as well as its basketball, tennis and other recreational courts.

Santa Cruz follows in the footsteps of neighboring San Mateo County, which shut down all of its parks last week until further notice. In San Francisco and the East Bay, county parks remain open, though residents are being asked to avoid flocking to them in droves.