The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has fallen again, dropping from 792 to 755, according to the latest state figures out Sunday.
Despite the easing of the requirement, county officials noted that individual businesses can still opt to require face coverings. People are also free to wear masks whenever they see fit, particularly in crowded settings or while interacting with people at higher risk of severe illness from the virus.
County Board of Supervisors Chair Holly Mitchell echoed that sentiment, noting that while countywide COVID metrics are improving, there are individual communities that have higher case rates and more susceptibility to the virus. The mask mandate was lifted following data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that officially moved the county out of the CDC's"high" virus activity category and into the"low" category. The CDC updates its county-level data every Thursday.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Homebuying starts 2022 with big sales dip in Los Angeles County5,377 existing and new residences sold, down 29% from December and down 6% from start of 2021.
Read more »
John Mosley, men’s basketball coach at East Los Angeles College, inspires students in AlhambraA terrific motivator to be sure, Mosley and his team were featured on the Netflix documentary ‘Last Chance U: Basketball’
Read more »
Inside Los Angeles’ New Short Stories Hotel, Across From The GroveThe 66-room boutique lodging replaces the one-time Farmer’s Daughter property. “I want to bring old-school hospitality back,” says hotelier Leo Grifka.
Read more »
Learn the lessons of Los Angeles’ HHHThe magnitude of the homelessness emergency dwarfs both the benefits produced by HHH thus far and what it’s on track to accomplish.
Read more »
LASD Deputies Investigate Homicide In East Los AngelesA man was fatally shot in East L.A. Saturday, homicide investigators were on the scene as they searched for additional information.
Read more »
Forty years ago: John Belushi, ‘Second City’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum, found dead in Los AngelesThe popular star of "The Blues Brothers" was just 33 years old when he died on March 5, 1982.
Read more »