Three years after COVID first emerged, the virus is surging in SoCal again. Thousands testing positive as hospital beds fill up. Did you think we'd be dealing with the virus three years later? Why indoor mask mandates could return. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
County health officials are keeping a close watch on COVID-related hospitalization numbers, warning that continued increases could lead to another indoor mask-wearing mandate in public spaces.
The county could move into the "high'' category as early as this week, if the weekly rate of new infections reaches 200 per 100,000 residents. As of last Thursday, that rate was 185 per 100,000 residents, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said last week.
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