The number of COVID-positive patients hospitalized in Los Angeles County has reached its highest number since March, according to the latest state data.
As of Saturday, hospitalizations stood at 402, one more than on Friday. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 44, down from 47 a day earlier.
The average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus rose to 3.7%, up from 3.5% a day earlier.Meanwhile, with COVID-19 case numbers steadily rising -- enough to push the county into the "medium" virus risk level -- health officials have extended the mask-wearing requirement on public transit and at transportation hubs.
The requirement affects people on trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride- hailing vehicles and at bus terminals, subway stations and indoor port terminals. It also affects airports, but does not extend to airplanes, which are under federal jurisdiction. The county still is not mandating mask-wearing in all indoor public settings, but it is being strongly recommended. Masks would become mandatory indoors if the county slips into the "high" COVID level. Reaching that mark would require a sharp increase in COVID-related hospitalizations.
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