The indoor mask mandate in L.A. County may not be reinstated until mid-July now. That's because the pace of COVID-positive patients being admitted to local hospitals has started to slow.
LOS ANGELES -- The pace of COVID-19-positive patients being admitted to hospitals in Los Angeles County has begun to slow, pushing back the estimate of when an indoor mask-wearing mandate might be re-imposed, with such a move possibly being averted if admission numbers plateau or begin dropping, a health official said Thursday.
Under metrics set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the county would move from the"medium" category of virus activity to the"high" level if the rate of new hospital admissions reaches 10 per 100,000 residents. If the county reaches the high level and stays there for two weeks, a new indoor mask mandate will be imposed.
While virus transmission is still considered high across the county, the average number of local new infections has begun to level off, and even decline. Simon said the current rate of new daily cases is about 4,400 per day, a 6% drop from the previous week. "I know the public is getting very fatigued with our repeated messaging, but it is so important -- to the greatest degree possible, be strategic," he said."... In certain environments when you know there's greater risk of transmission of the virus, wear that mask."
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