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LA County moves into ‘high’ COVID level; mask mandate likely to kick in July 29

With the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants driving up case and hospitalization numbers, Los Angeles County moved into the “high” COVID-19 activity level today, meaning an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed on July 29 absent a major slowdown in virus-related hospital admissions.

As of Thursday, the average daily rate of COVID-19-positive patients being hospitalized in LA County rose to 10.5 per 100,000 residents. That topped the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s threshold for “high” virus activity. The county was previously in the “medium” category.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer has warned over the past month that if the county remains in the “high” community level for two consecutive weeks, it will re-impose a mandatory indoor mask-wearing mandate.

She reiterated that schedule today, saying that unless hospitalization numbers fall, the masking rule will take effect July 29.

https://lbpost.com/news/mask-mandate-when-la-county-covid-long-beach