Prognosis
LA Holds Off Reimposing Mask Mandate as Covid Cases Fall
- Public health official sees steady drop in cases since July 23
- LA County had dropped universal masking mandate in March
Shoppers at an outdoor market in Los Angeles on July 14.
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Los Angeles held off reimposing a universal indoor masking mandate as new Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations begin to go down.
Local public health officials have been warning for the past two weeks that a mask mandate may be reinstated, after the county surpassed 10 hospitalizations per 100,000 residents and entered a “high” community alert level.