County Health Director D. Barbara Ferrer on Thursday unveiled metrics for a possible relaxing of masking orders in certain outdoor settings if COVID-positive hospitalizations in the county fall below 2,500 for seven consecutive days
The number of COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has plunged below 3,000, falling to 2,841, according to the latest state numbers released Sunday.
Saturday’s case numbers may reflect a lag in weekend reporting. Friday’s reported death toll was 85. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Friday that if the county wants to end the winter surge of COVID infections, “we’ll need to continue the common-sense protective measures that we know can slow COVID-19 transmission.
Her comments came at the end of a week that saw questions raised about the effectiveness of the county’s mask-wearing mandate, prompted by photos of football fans at SoFi Stadium largely ignoring the requirement, including photographs of Governor Newsom, Mayor Garcetti, Magic Johnson and others without face coverings.County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said the lax adherence to the mandate should lead to a reevaluation of whether it should remain in effect.
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