With the number of reported coronavirus cases and hospitalizations declining, health officials said the time has come to relax the order.
Specifically, L.A. County would need to hit two thresholds to return to a universal mask order, benchmarks that would be tougher to hit than the plan that had been in place this summer.
Currently, the county is reporting 6.5 new coronavirus-positive hospital admissions per week for every 100,000 residents, and only 3.6% of hospital beds are occupied by such patients., L.A. County topped out at 7.2% of hospital beds being taken up by coronavirus-positive patients, though it did temporarily exceed the other hospitalization metric.
Some L.A. County mask orders will remain in place beyond Friday, including the requirement that anyone exposed to the coronavirus wear a mask for 10 days following an exposure. Being exposed to the coronavirus is defined as sharing the same indoor air space for at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period.
California on Friday also is largely rescinding its strong recommendation that everyone — regardless of vaccination status — mask up when in indoor public settings and businesses. Instead, universal indoor masking is recommended only when a county’s COVID-19 community level is high.
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