Amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections, L.A. County's public health director urged residents to avoid non-essential activities in the coming weeks.
LOS ANGELES -- Amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections, Los Angeles County's public health director Tuesday urged residents to avoid non-essential activities in the coming weeks, particularly those that are indoors and involve mingling with unvaccinated or higher-risk people.
Fueled by the omicron variant of COVID-19, the county is experiencing pandemic-high levels of daily infection reports and the highest rate of virus transmission to date. The county on Tuesday reported 34,827 new infections, along with 15 more deaths. "While we're in the surge, we do ask that you exercise more caution, even if you're vaccinated and boosted," Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting."One way to reduce transmission is to wear a high-quality mask whenever you're around non-household members... We're also asking that over the next few weeks, we all try to avoid non-essential activities where people are unmasked and in close contact with others.
"We know how important getting together with friends is to our well-being," she said."We need to be sure we're able to keep each other safe. The reality is that parties and events -- especially those indoors with unvaccinated individuals or those at high risk for severe illness -- make it very easy for this virus to spread. Limiting our time with others to those more essential work-related or school-related activities is a prudent action for everyone to take whenever possible.
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