After the city of Beverly Hills announced it would not be enforcing a mask mandate, other cities in Los Angeles County are following suit.
on Wednesday announced it would not utilize city staff or resources to enforce a potential new health order requiring indoor masking and approved a letter to be sent informing the L.A. County Board of Supervisors of their decision.
"As we approach the third year of the pandemic we are not where we were in 2020," said Mayor Drew Boyles. "My City Council colleagues and I strongly believe the decision to wear a mask should be the choice of the individual and should not be imposed by L.A. County. Individuals should review the data available and consider their own circumstances and make their own decisions about wearing a mask.
Speaking to the Board of Supervisors, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said she was "relieved" to report a continued drop in the average daily number of new infections, with the past seven days seeing roughly 6,100 new cases daily, down from 6,700 the previous week. She also noted a stabilization in virus-related hospitalizations and deaths, with an average of 14 fatalities per day being reported -- a number that she stressed remains too high.
But she said that, given the steady declines that have been recorded in virus metrics over the past week and a half, "We may be positioned to pause the implementation of universal masking." Such a determination will not be made until Thursday, when updated hospital admission rates are released.By clicking Sign Up, I confirm
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