Los Angeles County's Public Health Director, Barbara Ferrer, shared her thoughts on safely celebrating the holiday weekend in a briefing on Thursday afternoon.
"It is possible that this could be an early indicator that maybe we're going to see some increased numbers of deaths, yet with only one week of data it's too early to determine if this is a trend," she said. "As a reminder, during the peak of the surge last summer, it was 7% of the deaths were associated withShe stressed that while the increases are slight, officials are keeping a close watch on the numbers.
"With the upcoming Labor Day weekend, lots of people have been asking us for tips on how to safely enjoy the holiday and if the increased rates of transmission mean they need to change their plans or take different precautions," Ferrer said. "We want everyone to enjoy this last weekend of the summer. And we think this can be easily done with some simple basic safety measures.
"Masking does remain strongly recommended in a few places and in a few situations," said Ferrer -- who wore a mask throughout the briefing at the DPH headquarters. "You should consider ... wearing a mask for 10 days after you had an exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19 when you're in these public indoor spaces. On days 6 to 10 after you've been infected, if you're leaving isolation, it's a good idea to keep your mask on for those days."
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