But the county’s rate of new infections has been dropping at a pace that could soon lead officials to loosen the county’s indoor masking recommendations.
Los Angeles County reported another 1,777 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, Sept. 14, along with 16 more virus-related deaths.
County officials have said about 43% of patients with COVID-19 were actually hospitalized because of virus-related illness, while the rest were admitted for other reasons, with some only learning they were infected when they were tested upon admission.
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