On April 1, L.A. County will lift the requirement that attendees of indoor mega-events such as sporting events or concerts show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.
If you've never contracted COVID-19, what are the chances that things will stay that way given that many people have stopped wearing masks?
"Waiting until we start seeing increases in cases is not optimal, since once there are more people testing positive, there is already more community transmission," she said. The county on Monday reported 935 new COVID infections over the past two days, lifting the cumulative number from throughout the pandemic to 2,825,423.According to state figures, there were 404 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals as of Monday, down from 422 on Sunday. Of those patients, 65 were being treated in intensive care, down from 71 a day earlier.The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus, which had remained largely unchanged at 0.
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