California will end the statewide mask mandate on Feb. 15 and lift negative test requirements to visit hospitals and nursing homes.
READ MORE:Neighbors CBSLA spoke with Monday were thrilled the mandate will be lifted.
Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and case rates continued a downward trend Monday, but January’s death toll has eclipsed the worst months of last summer’s surge, according to Orange County Health Care Agency data. The county had 20.1% of its ICU beds available and 59.5% of its ventilators as of Monday. Local health officials get concerned when the level of ICU beds falls below 20%.The county also reported 2,845 more infections Monday, raising the cumulative to 527,071 since the pandemic began.
The case rate per 100,000 people decreased from 72.6 Jan. 22 to 38.5 on Jan. 29 for residents who were fully vaccinated with a booster shot; from 134.8 to 62 for fully vaccinated with no booster; and 207.2 to 92.9 for those not fully vaccinated. Noymer said Friday it was likely January’s death toll would surge past the worst of the Delta wave in August and September.
“There’s a good possibility of that,” Chinsio-Kwong said when asked if January’s death toll may exceed the worst of the summer surge. “Just because of the significant amount of positive cases over the last couple of weeks. The current variants may be milder, so even if the percentage may be lower, the sheer number of cases will be the same amount of deaths if not more than Delta. Proportionally, we expect it to be less, but the gross number will be the same or a little bit higher.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
California to lift indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people on Feb. 15, Newsom saysCalifornia will end its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people next week, but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren, state health officials announced Monday amid rapidly falling coronavirus cases.
Read more »
California To End Statewide Mask Mandate Feb. 15California will end the statewide mask mandate on Feb. 15 and lift negative test requirements to visit hospitals and nursing homes.
Read more »
California to end strict indoor mask mandate Feb. 15 as COVID cases declineCalifornia will end its strict indoor mask requirement next week, after seeing a sharp decrease in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Read more »
California to lift indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people on Feb. 15, Newsom saysIn one week, CA will drop its indoor mask mandate as COVID numbers drop, but L.A. County will not. County health officials are electing to keep the mandate in place. What do you think? The new indoor mask debate - Tonight at 11 from ABC7 Eyewitness News.
Read more »
California will end mask mandate on Feb. 15, LA County will not align with state's changesCalifornia's indoor masking requirement will end next week for vaccinated people but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren. However, local health officials can continue their own requirements.
Read more »
Weekly Crypto Twitter Roundup, Feb. 6: of Roleplaying President and Crypto Dating Scene | CoinMarketCapRomance is in the air as the president of El Salvador adopts a working-class persona to light-heartedly flirt online and a crypto company survey finds out that crypto can get you laid.
Read more »