LA County's outdoor mask mandate could be lifted as early as Wednesday as hospitalizations drop

L.A. County's outdoor mask mandate could be lifted as early as Wednesday as hospitalizations drop

LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- Masks are required at SoFi Stadium, but just days after the Super Bowl, Los Angeles County may be dropping its mask mandate for big outdoor public events.

"We'll consider L.A. County to be out of the surge when we have fewer than 2,500 hospitalizations for seven consecutive days," said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Next week, California is poised to join other states such as New York, Illinois and Rhode Island in letting indoor masking mandates expire. But in L.A. County, officials say that won't happen until the county reaches a moderate level of transmission, which will likely happen at the end of March.

But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stands by its guidance, saying most Americans should wear a mask in indoor public spaces and schools.

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