Healthcare workers in Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma and San Mateo counties will soon have to mask up in hospitals and other indoor patient care settings.
Amid the latest coronavirus uptick in California, health officials reiterate the same advice: Masks work, but it’s a personal preference whether to wear them.“This seasonal increase in circulation of multiple respiratory viruses poses a particular risk to people more likely to experience severe disease and death if infected, including infants, older adults and people with impaired immunity,” the order said.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health didn’t immediately respond when asked whether a similar mandate would be issued for the region. There has been a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in California and across the U.S. California’s coronavirus test positivity rate was 12.8% as of Sept. 10, compared to 5.1% two months ago, according toThe seven-day average of new COVID-19 hospital admissions as of Sept. 8 was roughly 393, compared to about 163 two months prior.
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