L.A. County coronavirus cases start to flatten as decision on mask mandate looms
Weekly coronavirus cases are showing early signs of flattening in Los Angeles County, but they remain at significantly elevated levels as a decision on whether to impose a new indoor mask mandate looms on Thursday.
The latest numbers do not show a steep decline in cases. But, Ferrer said Thursday, “should we start seeing a steep decline in our numbers next week … we are likely to want to take a pause on moving too quickly on a universal indoor masking [order]. Because if our cases really start a steep decline, it’s likely that a couple of weeks from now, our hospitalizations will also decline.”
A sustained reduction in coronavirus cases in the coming days — if it happens — would eventually push L.A. County back into the “medium” COVID-19 community level, Ferrer said. Hospitalizations statewide are also growing at a more modest pace over the past week. On Friday, there were 4,626 coronavirus-positive patients in California, up 3% from the previous week. The prior week-over-week increase was almost 12%.
A renewed indoor mask mandate for L.A. County would apply for anyone age 2 or older at a host of establishments and venues, including shared office space, manufacturing and retail settings, event spaces, restaurants and bars, gyms and yoga studios, educational settings and children’s programs.
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