Los Angeles County's death toll among COVID-19 patients has surpassed 900, while the number of cases approaches 20,000 — nearly half of the state's total.
, the first in Southern California to ease its restrictions, for fear of overwhelming resources or becoming infected by the virus.
But if images from this weekend are any indication, it’s likely that the massive beach crowds in Ventura and Orange counties included neighbors from nearby regions.A sharp divide between L.A. and Ventura counties was marked by a sudden deluge of parked vehicles alongside Pacific Coast Highway after a stretch of emptiness. The first hot spring day would normally drive crowds to Santa Monica and Malibu beaches.
Last week, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said the area had been inundated with people from outside counties, including L.A. And after crowds descended on the shores in Newport Beach, the City Council is holding a special meeting Tuesday to decide whether to“When you take a look at the folks that are coming down, they’re not only not adhering to safer-at-home policies in their own communities — they’re not even staying in their own counties,” Bartlett said.
Counties are allowed to ease restrictions if they do not circumvent the state’s shelter-in-place order, Gov. Gavin Newsom has said, while noting that the virus knows no boundaries or jurisdictions. But it’s clear that as counties throughout the state continue to differ on their implementation of the rules, residents may blur those boundaries too.
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