One month since Los Angeles County lifted almost-all coronavirus restrictions, public health officials announced a reinstated mask mandate in indoor public spaces this weekend
Grand Central Market in Los Angeles on June 29. Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images One month since Los Angeles County joined the rest of California in lifting almost-all coronavirus restrictions on June 15, the county announced that it will reinstate a mask mandate in indoor public spaces on Saturday.
The reversal — which will apply regardless of vaccination status for residents of the nation’s largest county —comes amid a nation-wide increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the more contagious Delta variant. According to county health officer Muntu Davis, there have been over 1,000 new cases every day for a week, which represents “substantial community transmission.
“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment,” Davis added, stating that the order will be in place until ” we begin to see improvements” that dampen community transmission. The order puts Los Angeles in a difficult position, considering that California’s recommendations on masks has not changed; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also states that vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear face coverings indoors.
The vaccination rate in Los Angeles County is above the national average, with 69 percent of residents over 16 having received at least one dose and 61 percent fully vaccinated. The national rates are at 55.8 percent of all Americans having received one dose and 48.3 percent fully vaccinated. Public health officials are urging those who have not yet sought out a shot to do so, with the Delta variant spreading at an alarming rate in the U.S.
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