California reports 132 new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday — the most in a single day — as counties continue cementing plans to reopen.
New rules will allow restaurant dining rooms and shopping malls to open in counties that meet new criteria.Currently, most retail stores and restaurants are allowed to provide curbside pickup, while hiking trails and parks have reopened andseveral counties
have been given permission for dine-in restaurant service and in-store shopping — and more counties are making cases for further reopening — officials say L.A. County is not yet ready to take that step. Loosening restrictions depends on the public’s willingness to practice social distancing, wear face coverings and take other precautions to prevent a spike in cases, leaders say., every person who tested positive for the virus in the county was infecting an average of 3½ other people, or a rate of 1 to 3.5.Last week, officials released data showing remarkable progress: The infection rate has fallen to just 1 to 1.“This represents tremendous progress, and we should all be very proud.
and the restrictions that we’ve all been living with for the past several weeks,” said Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.A. County. “Safer at Home bought us time.”
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