'The newest projected date of crossing the threshold of 10 admissions per 100,000 residents...is now next week on July 14,' said Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer. If the county does cross the threshold, it will reinstate the indoor mask mandate on July 29.
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health said Thursday that the county could move into the"high" risk COVID-19 threshold by next Thursday, prompting the return of an indoor mask mandate.
"The newest projected date of crossing the threshold of 10 admissions per 100,000 residents...is now next week on July 14," said Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer.Meanwhile, the county is preparing for what's next. It has scheduled more than 700 mobile vaccine clinics across the county with over 1,000 stand-alone facilities ready to dole out the shots.On Tuesday, the county reported 5,316 new COVID cases and 13 additional deaths.
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